Yorktown

n. village which is an historic site in southeast Virginia (USA); name of several towns in the USA

Yorktown is the name of several places in the United States of America:Yorktown, ArkansasYorktown, IllinoisYorktown, IndianaYorktown, IowaYorktown, KentuckyYorktown, Maryland Yorktown, New JerseyYorktown, New YorkYorktown, OhioYorktown, Philadelphia, a neighborhood in the Pennsylvania cityYorktown, TexasYorktown, Virginia - site of the Battle of Yorktown (1781)Yorktown, North Carolina
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Noun
1. in 1781 during the American Revolution the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops
(hypernym) siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
(part-holonym) American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence
(classification) Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA

YORKTOWN [GEOGRAFIA]