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York

proper noun

  1. city in the United Kingdom
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /jɔɹk/ / /jɔːk/ / /jɔː(ɹ)k/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *eburos Proto-Brythonic *eβur Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos Proto-Celtic *-ākos Proto-Brythonic *-ọg Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor. Latin Eborācumder. Old English Eoforwīċder. Old Norse Jórvíkbor. Middle English Ȝork English York From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English.

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  29. 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.
  30. A royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
  31. A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *eburos Proto-Brythonic *eβur Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos Proto-Celtic *-ākos Proto-Brythonic *-ọg Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor. Latin Eborācumder. Old English Eoforwīċder. Old Norse Jórvíkbor. Middle English Ȝork English York From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English.

  1. Short for York Imperial (“apple cultivar”).

verb

Etymology: Perhaps imitative.

  1. To vomit.

    “BADGER: They're eating blueberry pies... […] Okay, finally, Kirk, he can't take it anymore. He yorks! Now it's just down to Chekov and Spock.”