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Definition of york river
york river
• noun
1
American A navigable tidal estuary in eastern Virginia, United States, formed by the confluence of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers at West Point and flowing southeast into the Chesapeake Bay past historic Yorktown.
2
Canadian A river in eastern Ontario, Canada, that flows from York River Lake near Algonquin Provincial Park eastward into the Madawaska River.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of York river. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/york-river