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Noun: York  york
  1. An old city in Yorkshire in northern England
     
  2. 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

Derived forms: Yorks

Type of: dynasty, royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty

Part of: North Yorkshire

Encyclopedia: York, Pennsylvania