York

/jɔːk/

/jɔːrk/

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a city in north-east England on the River Ouse. It is in the county of North Yorkshire, but has its own unitary authority. It is known especially for its ancient buildings, including York Minster. It was an important city in Roman times and in the Middle Ages, and it was the most important city in the Anglo-Saxon region of Northumbria. The city has many visitors and its attractions include the National Railway Museum and the Jorvik Viking Centre, which has exhibitions about the period when people from Scandinavia came to Britain.約克（英格蘭東北部北約克郡城市，位於烏斯河畔。尤以包括約克大教堂在内的古建築而著名。在羅馬時代和中世紀就是重要城市，是盎格魯–撒克遜時期的諾森布裏亞地區最重要的城市。遊客衆多，景點包括大英鐵路博物館和約維克北歐海盜中心，中心内有關於斯堪的納維亞人入侵英國時期的展覽）