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Yorktown

york·town

UK/ˈjɔː(ɹ)ktaʊn/ US/ˈjɔˌrktaʊn/ rare

noun

1.

in 1781 during the American Revolution the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops

Origin

From York + town, in Virginia after its county.

Phrases

  • Yorktown Heights

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