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# york

proper noun (York; New York)

«york» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. York is an old city in the north of England, famous for its walls, its cathedral (York Minster) and the Vikings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#m1)
2. York is most often heard in New York, a big city and a state in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#m2)
3. York is also part of other place names, like York in Canada (Toronto was once called York). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and history lessons, New York City is the largest city in the USA, with the Statue of Liberty and skyscrapers; New York State is one of the 50 states. The English city of York was a Roman and Viking town. In the dictionary, «york» appears as part of a name, so it is written with a capital letter: York, New York.

### Examples

- York is a city in the north of England. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#x1)
- The Vikings called York «Jorvik». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#x2)
- We walked along the old walls of York. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#x3)
- New York City is the biggest city in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#x4)
- The Statue of Liberty is in New York. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#x5)
- New York is also the name of a state. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#x6)
- My cousin lives in New York and takes the subway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#x7)
- The Duke of York is a famous title in Britain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#x8)
- Locke, and originally published in New York. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#x9)

### Note

A name, so always with a capital: York, New York. «New York» can mean the city or the state, so check which one. A New Yorker is someone from New York. «Yorkshire» is an area of England around York.

## In Jewish tradition

In geography and history lessons, New York City is the largest city in the USA, with the Statue of Liberty and skyscrapers; New York State is one of the 50 states. The English city of York was a Roman and Viking town. In the dictionary, «york» appears as part of a name, so it is written with a capital letter: York, New York.

### Examples

- 'The Path," 144, Madison Avenue, New York, U.S.A- (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/york/#x1)
- Source: https://www.sefaria.org/api/v3/texts/Sefer%20Yetzirah%20Gra%20Version?version=english%7CSefer+Yezirah%2C+trans.+by+Isidor+Kalisch.+New+York%2C+1877 Sefaria versionTitle: Sefer Yezirah, trans. by Isidor Kalisch. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/york/#x2)
- New York, 1877 [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/york/#x3)
- license: Public Domain [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/york/#x4)
- versionSource: https://archive.org/details/sketchoftalmudwo02kali (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/york/#x5)

### Note

A name, so always with a capital: York, New York. «New York» can mean the city or the state, so check which one. A New Yorker is someone from New York. «Yorkshire» is an area of England around York.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «york» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«york» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/york.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «york» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/york/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«york» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/york.html) on Mova free.