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York¹

(yôrk)

Ruling house of England that from 1461 to 1485 produced three kings of England—Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III. During the Wars of the Roses its symbol was a white rose.

Yorkist adj. & n.

York²

(yôrk)

1. A city of northern England on the Ouse River northeast of Leeds. Originally a Celtic settlement, it was later held by Romans, Angles, Danes, and Normans.

2. A city of southern Pennsylvania south-southeast of Harrisburg. Settled in 1735, it was the meeting place of the Continental Congress in 1777-1778 during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

York, Cape

1. The northernmost point of mainland Australia, on Torres Strait at the tip of Cape York Peninsula.

2. A cape of northwest Greenland in northern Baffin Bay.

York, Alvin Cullum Known as "Sergeant York." 1887-1964.

American World War I hero famed for his single-handed attack on a German post.

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