york

Everyday

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 →

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 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 →
• 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 →
• New York, 1877 tree →
• license: Public Domain tree →
• versionSource: https://archive.org/details/sketchoftalmudwo02kali (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) 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.