York
WordNet
noun
(1) The English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , adaptation of , itself a folk-etymological alteration of , from , from (compare Welsh , Breton ).
Proper noun
- A city in North Yorkshire, England.
- 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.
- Former name (before 1834) of Toronto.
- from the city or the county; See also Yorke.