York
- noun
- /jɔrk/
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Casa de York
- The House of York was known for its emblem of the white rose during the Wars of the Roses.
Examples
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The struggles for the throne involved both the York and Lancaster houses during the 15th century.
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King Edward IV belonged to the York dynasty, which played a significant role in English history.
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I had offers from Durham, Bristol, York and Exeter.
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My honourable friend from York Centres, absolutely right.
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I'm talking Cardiff, Birmingham, York, Bristol, Southend and Oxford.
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This was a much larger force, two infantry and one cavalry corps, and was expecting support from York's Prussian First Corps.
Synonyms
A part of the English royal family that ruled England from 1461 to 1485 and used a white rose symbol
Compounds
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A very large city in the United States known for many landmarks and businesses
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A northeastern US state with Albany as capital and New York City as its largest city
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A large place in New York where people buy and sell shares of companies
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A tender cut of beef from the upper part of the cow's back often cooked as a steak
A large peninsula in northern Queensland between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea
A part of the English royal family that ruled England from 1461 to 1485 and used a white rose symbol
- Specialized
A thin fern with long leaves that get thinner at both ends in wet eastern woods
A system of canals in New York State that links the Great Lakes, the Hudson River and Lake Champlain
A system of canals across New York State that links the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word York for the royal house comes from the city York, which had older names like Eboracum and the Viking Jorvik, from an old Celtic word meaning 'yew tree'. So the 'House of York' is simply the royal family named after that city, which is why the city name became the name of the dynasty.