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yorktown meaning and definition
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Definition of Yorktown (noun)
- a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
- in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution
- synonyms: siege of Yorktown
Source: Princeton University Wordnet