Yorktown

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/ˈjɔː(ɹ)ktaʊn/

proper noun

An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
    2. A town in Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
    3. A town in Westchester County, New York.
    4. A city in DeWitt County, Texas.
    5. A town, the county seat of York County, in southeastern Virginia. It was the site of the final battle of the Revolutionary War.

Origin

From York + town, in Virginia after its county.

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APA

Yorktown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorktown

MLA

“Yorktown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorktown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yorktown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorktown.

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