York


Definition: Meaning of, York in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / jɔːk /

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  1. an ancient city in North Yorkshire in northern England. York was originally a Roman city, and it is a popular place for tourists to visit because of its old city wall and its large CATHEDRAL, York Minster.
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York used in phrases

  • Archbishop of York, the
    1. an important priest in the Church of England, who has the next highest rank to the Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Cape York (noun)
    1. the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland
  • Cape York Peninsula (noun)
    1. a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea
  • Duchess of York, the
    1. (1959- ) the wife of Queen Elizabeth's second son Prince ANDREW (who is called the Duke of York) until they separated in 1992. Her name is Sarah Ferguson, and she is often called "Fergie" in newspapers.
  • Duke of York, the
  • Grand Old Duke of York, the
    1. a character in a British NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for children) The rhyme goes: Oh the Grand Old Duke of York/ He had ten thousand men,/ He marched them up to the top of the hill/ And he marched them down again.
  • Greater New York (noun)
    1. the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural centre
  • House of York (noun)
    1. a branch of the Plantagenet line the English royal house that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
  • New York
  • New York Bay (noun)
    1. a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River
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