York

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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York, Cape

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

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

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York ¹

Ruling house of England (1461-1485), including Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III. During the Wars of the Roses its symbol was a white rose.

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Yorkist adj. & n.

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York ²  (yôrk)

1. A borough of northern England on the Ouse River east-northeast of Leeds. Originally a Celtic settlement, it was later held by Romans, Angles, Danes, and Normans. Population: 137,000.

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. Population: 40,500.

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York - the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose House of York dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" Richard III - King of England from 1483 to 1485; seized the throne from his nephew Edward V who was confined to the Tower of London and murdered; his reign ended when he was defeated by Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) at the battle of Bosworth Field (1452-1485)