YORKTOWN

Meaning of YORKTOWN in English

York ‧ town /ˈjɔːktaʊn $ ˈjɔːrk-/ BrE AmE

a town in Virginia, US, where the last battle of the ↑ American Revolutionary War and the final ↑ surrender of the British to the Americans took place in 1781

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

YORKTOWN — /yawrk"town'/ , n. a village in SE Virginia: surrender (October 19, 1781) of Cornwallis to Washington in the American Revolution.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YORKTOWN — n. village which is an historic site in southeast Virginia (USA); name of several towns in the USA
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YORKTOWN — historic town, seat (1634) of York county, southeastern Virginia, U.S. It is situated on the south bank of the York …
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YORKTOWN — Yorktown BrE AmE ˈjɔːk taʊn AmE \ ˈjɔːrk-
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YORKTOWN — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Virginia (VA) Total Population (2000): 203 Total Housing Units (2000): 129 Land Area …
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YORKTOWN — Classification: City Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 2271 Total Housing Units (2000): 1048 Land Area (square meters): 4462375 …
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YORKTOWN — Classification: City Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 82 Total Housing Units (2000): 41 Land Area (square meters): 714485 …
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YORKTOWN — Classification: Town Located in: Indiana (IN) Total Population (2000): 4785 Total Housing Units (2000): 1940 Land Area (square meters): 9132586 …
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YORKTOWN — the town in south-east Virginia where the final military campaign of the American Revolution took place. The British Army, led …
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YORKTOWN — Yorktown
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YORKTOWN — Yorktown
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YORKTOWN — Yorktown
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YORKTOWN — Yorktown
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YORKTOWN, SIEGE OF — (1781) American-French land and sea campaign against the British that virtually ended the American Revolution . About 7,500 British troops …
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YORKTOWN, SIEGE OF — (Sept. 28Oct. 19, 1781), joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at …
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YORKTOWN, SIEGE OF — (1781) American-French land and sea campaign against the British that virtually ended the American Revolution . About 7,500 British troops …
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CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS, 1ST MARQUESS AND 2ND EARL — born Dec. 31, 1738, London, Eng. died Oct. 5, 1805, Ghazipur, India British soldier and statesman. In 1780, during the …
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CLINTON, SIR HENRY — born April 16?, 1730? died Dec. 23, 1795, Cornwall, Eng. British commander in chief during the American Revolution. Commissioned in …
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VIRGINIA CAPES, BATTLE OF — (Sept. 5, 1781), in the U.S. War of Independence, French naval victory over a British fleet that took place outside …
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UNITED STATES WAR OF INDEPENDENCE — also called American Revolution or American Revolutionary War (177583), insurrection by which 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies won …
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ROCHAMBEAU, JEAN-BAPTISTE-DONATIEN DE VIMEUR, COMTE DE — (count of ) born July 1, 1725, Vendme, Fr. died May 10, 1807, Thor general who supported the American Revolution …
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MIDWAY, BATTLE OF — (June 36, 1942), World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan's …
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HUNT, RICHARD MORRIS — born Oct. 31, 1827, Brattleboro, Vt., U.S. died July 31, 1895, Newport, R.I. fashionable society architect who established in the …
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CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS, 1ST MARQUESS AND 2ND ... — born Dec. 31, 1738, London died Oct. 5, 1805, Ghazipur, India [now in Uttar Pradesh, India] British soldier and statesman, …
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COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — historical reservation that covers a total area of approximately 15 square miles (39 square km) in southeastern Virginia, U.S. Situated …
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CLINTON, SIR HENRY — born April 16?, 1730? died Dec. 23, 1795, Cornwall, Eng. British commander in chief in America during the Revolutionary War. …
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CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS, 1ST MARQUESS AND 2ND EARL — born Dec. 31, 1738, London, Eng. died Oct. 5, 1805, Ghazipur, India British soldier and statesman. In 1780, during the …
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COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — Historical reservation, southeastern Virginia, U.S. Covering some 15 sq mi (38 sq km) and centred on a peninsula between the …
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CLINTON, SIR HENRY — born April 16?, 1730? died Dec. 23, 1795, Cornwall, Eng. British commander in chief during the American Revolution. Commissioned in …
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COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — Национальный исторический заповедник колониальной эпохи Исторический и природный заповедник в штате Вирджиния, на территории которого находятся место первого постоянного английского поселения …

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