Associations to the word «Yorktown»

Wiktionary

YORKTOWN, proper noun. A town in southeastern Virginia, USA
YORKTOWN, proper noun. The site of the final battle of the Revolutionary War.

Dictionary definition

YORKTOWN, noun. A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution.
YORKTOWN, noun. In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution.

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