York, House of York(noun)

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

york(Verb)

to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.

York(ProperNoun)

A city in North Yorkshire, England.

York(ProperNoun)

The House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.

York(ProperNoun)

Former name (before 1834) of Toronto.

York(ProperNoun)

from the city or the county; See also Yorke.

York

the county town of Yorkshire, situated at the confluence of the Foss with the Ouse, 188 m. N. of London and 22 m. NE. of Leeds; is an interesting historic town, the seat of an archbishop, and a great railway centre; known among the Romans as Eboracum, it was the centre of the Roman power in the North, relics of which as such still remain; its cathedral, known as the Minster, is one of the grandest in England; it is built on the site of a church erected as early as the 7th century, and was finished as it now exists in 1470; it is 524 ft. in length, and the transepts 250 ft., the breadth of the nave 140 ft., the height of the central tower 216 ft., and of the western one 201 ft. There are other buildings of great antiquity, and the Guildhall dates from the 15th century. It is the military head-quarters of the northern district of England.