york

«york» in Mova's school dictionary: an old city in the north of England, famous for its… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

proper noun (York; New York)

meaning for a pupil

1) York is an old city in the north of England, famous for its walls, its cathedral (York Minster) and the Vikings. tree →

2) York is most often heard in New York, a big city and a state in the USA. tree →

3) York is also part of other place names, like York in Canada (Toronto was once called York). tree →

sense 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 →
• The Vikings called York «Jorvik». tree →
• We walked along the old walls of York. tree →
• New York City is the biggest city in the USA. tree →
• The Statue of Liberty is in New York. tree →
• New York is also the name of a state. tree →
• My cousin lives in New York and takes the subway. tree →
• The Duke of York is a famous title in Britain. tree →
• Locke, and originally published in New York. tree →

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 the corpora

• Breaking, or breakdancing, started in New York in the 1970s and was an Olympic sport for the first time at Paris 2024.
• Salsa grew up in New York and the Caribbean from Cuban and Puerto Rican music.
• In New York, Clementine's parents miss her school play because of a work trip; they send flowers and a video call.
• In York, Poppy-Ann comes home with 5 out of 20 in spelling and waits for trouble.
• In New York, Ezra's baby brother has a heart problem and needs an operation; Ezra hears his parents crying.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «york» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.