DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
yorktown
/'jɔrk,taʊn/ · jɔrktaʊn
Yorktown has 2 syllables: york · town.
york
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town
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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.
noun. A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution.
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