Yorks

a member of the royal house of england that ruled from 1461 to 1485.
1st duke of (edmund of langley) 1341–1402, progenitor of the house of york (son of edward iii).
alvin cullum
[kuhl-uh m] /ˈkʌl əm/ (show ipa), (sergeant) 1887–1964, u.s. soldier.
yorkshire (def 1).
ancient eborac-m. a city in north yorkshire, in ne england, on the ouse: the capital of roman britain; cathedral.
a city in se pennsylvania: meeting of the continental congress 1777–78.
an estuary in e virginia, flowing se into chesapeake bay. 40 miles (64 km) long.
cape, a cape at the ne extremity of australia.
also called york, yorks
[yawrks] /yɔrks/ (show ipa). a former county in n england, now part of humberside, north yorkshire, south yorkshire, cleveland, and durham.
one of an english breed of white hogs having erect ears.
contemporary examples

fergie dives into prince andrew’s s-x scandal tom sykes january 4, 2015
the curse of fergie: sarah ferguson is back, at the london olympics tom sykes august 8, 2012
why prince harry’s nude photos are a disaster for charles tom sykes august 22, 2012

historical examples

new zealanders at gallipoli major fred waite
slavery in pennsylvania edward raymond turner
south! sir ernest shackleton
rural rides william cobbett
a biographical dictionary of freethinkers of all ages and nations joseph mazzini wheeler
the moths of the british isles, second series richard south
south africa and the transvaal war, vol. 2 (of 6) louis creswicke

verb
(transitive) (cricket) to bowl or try to bowl (a batsman) by pitching the ball under or just beyond the bat
noun
a historic city in ne england, in york unitary authority, north yorkshire, on the river ouse: the military capital of roman britain; capital of the n archiepiscopal province of britain since 625, with a cathedral (the minster) begun in 1154; noted for its cycle of medieval mystery plays; unusually intact medieval walls; university (1963). pop: 137 505 (2001) latin name eborac-m
a unitary authority in ne england, in north yorkshire. pop: 183 100 (2003 est). area: 272 sq km (105 sq miles)
cape york, a cape in ne australia, in queensland at the n tip of the cape york peninsula, extending into the torres strait: the northernmost point of australia
noun
the english royal house that reigned from 1461 to 1485 and was descended from richard plantagenet, duke of york (1411–60), whose claim to the throne precipitated the wars of the roses. his sons reigned as edward iv and richard iii
alvin c(ullum). 1887–1964, us soldier and hero of world war i
duke of, full name prince frederick augustus, duke of york and albany. 1763–1827, second son of george iii of great britain and ireland. an undistinguished commander-in-chief of the british army (1798–1809), he is the “grand old duke of york” of the nursery rhyme
prince andrew, duke of. born 1960, second son of elizabeth ii of great britain and northern ireland. he married (1986) miss sarah ferguson; they divorced in 1996; their first daughter, princess beatrice of york, was born in 1988 and their second, princess eugenie of york, in 1990
noun
a historic county of n england: the largest english county, formerly divided administratively into east, west, and north ridings. in 1974 it was much reduced in size and divided into the new counties of north, west, and south yorkshire: in 1996 the east riding of yorkshire was reinstated as a unitary authority and parts of the ne were returned to north yorkshire for geographical and ceremonial purposes