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york

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Proper noun

  1. A [[placename]]:
  2. The [[w:House of York|House of York]], a [[dynasty]] of English kings and one of the opposing [[faction]]s involved in the 15th century [[w:Wars of the Roses|Wars of the Roses]]. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from [[w:Edmund of Langley|Edmund of Langley]], 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.
  3. A [[royal]] [[dukedom]] traditionally given to the second [[son]] of the reigning monarch of the [[United Kingdom]].
  4. {{surname|en|[[habitational]]|from=Old English}} from the city or the county; See also [[Yorke]].

Noun

  1. {{short for|en|York Imperial||apple cultivar}}.

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