York

York

geographical name \ˈyȯrk\

Definition of YORK

1

city SE Pennsylvania SE of Harrisburg pop 40,862

2

municipality Canada in SE Ontario pop 892,712

3

or York·shire \-ˌshir, -shər\ former county N England bordering on North Sea comprising city of York & (former) administrative counties of East Rid·ing \ˈrī-diŋ\ (∗ Beverley), North Riding (∗ Northallerton), & West Riding (∗ Wakefield) — see north yorkshire, south yorkshire, west yorkshire

4

or ancient Ebo·ra·cum \i-ˈbȯr-ə-kəm, -ˈbär-\ city N England in North Yorkshire on Ouse River pop 100,600