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1. (n.) York
a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485.
2. York
1st Duke of (Edmund of Langley), 1341–1402, progenitor of the house of York (son of Edward III).
3. York
Alvin Cullum (Sergeant), 1887–1964, U.S. soldier.
4. York
a city in SE Pennsylvania: meeting of the Continental Congress 1777–78. 44,619.
5. York
an estuary in E Virginia, flowing SE into Chesapeake Bay. 40 mi. (64 km) long.
6. York
Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Australia.
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1. (noun) York, House of York
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. 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.
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