"Yorker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɔːkə/ [UK], /ˈjɔɹkɚ/ [US] Forms: Yorkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Yorker (plural Yorkers)
  1. Someone from York, England. Related terms: East Yorker, New Yorker
    Sense id: en-Yorker-en-noun-cFlVgMfc
  2. (historical, During the dispute over the status of Vermont in the 1770s and 1780s) an inhabitant of Vermont who took the position that Vermont was by rights a part of the state of New York Tags: historical Categories (place): North Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Yorker-en-noun-eVt0PndE Disambiguation of North Yorkshire, England: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, British demonyms, Demonyms for Americans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of British demonyms: 36 64 Disambiguation of Demonyms for Americans: 30 70

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Yorker meaning in English (2.1kB)

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