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# 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 →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/#m3)

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

- [Breaking, or breakdancing, started in New York in the 1970s and was an Olympic sport for the first time at Paris 2024.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet/9/)
- [Salsa grew up in New York and the Caribbean from Cuban and Puerto Rican music.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/10/)
- [In New York, Clementine's parents miss her school play because of a work trip; they send flowers and a video call.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad/10/)
- [In York, Poppy-Ann comes home with 5 out of 20 in spelling and waits for trouble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/493-warm-parents-and-strict-parents/0/)
- [In New York, Ezra's baby brother has a heart problem and needs an operation; Ezra hears his parents crying.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «york» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.