English Words Starting With Y

• yuan

  adjectivenounC1
  /juːˈɑːn/The basic monetary unit of China.
• yuan shi kai

  nounB2
  /jiːld/To produce or provide something, especially as a result of work, effort, or natural process; to give way to pressure or authority.
• yuan shih-kai

  nounVery low
  /ˌjuːæn ʃiːˈkaɪ/The proper name of a historical figure, a Chinese military leader, politician, and emperor (1859–1916), who was the first formal President of the Republic of China and attempted to establish a new dynasty with himself as emperor.
• yuandan

  nounLow (outside Mandarin-speaking contexts)
  /ˌjuːənˈdæn/A term for the Lunar (Chinese) New Year in Mandarin Chinese, literally meaning 'the first morning of the year'.
• yuba city

  nounC2 (Proper Noun - Geographically/Culturally Specific)
  /ˌjuːbə ˈsɪti/A city in Northern California, United States, named after the Yuba River; a specific geographical location.
• yuca

  nounMedium
  /ˈjuːkə/A starchy tuberous root of a tropical plant, important as a staple food.
• yucaipa

  nounVery Low
  /juːˈkaɪpə/A proper noun, specifically a place name for a city in San Bernardino County, California, USA.
• yucatan

  nounC1
  /ˌjʊk.əˈtɑːn/A peninsula in southeastern Mexico, separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea.
• yucatan channel

  nounLow (Specialist/Geographic)
  /ˌjuː.kəˈtɑːn ˈtʃæn.əl/A strait connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, located between Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba.
• yucatec

  nounLow
  /ˈjuːkətɛk/Pertaining to the Yucatán Peninsula, its inhabitants, its Maya people, or their Mayan language.
• yucca

  nounB2
  /ˈjʌkə/A plant of the agave family, native to arid regions of North and Central America, with stiff sword-shaped leaves and clusters of white bell-shaped flowers.
• yucca moth

  nounC1
  /ˈjʌkə ˌmɒθ/A small, white moth of the genus Tegeticula or Parategeticula, known for its obligate mutualistic relationship with yucca plants.
• yuga

  nounLow
  /ˈjʊɡə/In Hindu cosmology, one of the four ages or epochs in a cyclic progression that the world passes through.
• yugarie

  nounExtremely Rare / Obscure
  /ˈjuːɡəri/A term of unknown origin, not found in standard English dictionaries. Likely a proper noun or highly specialized/obscure term.
• yugoslav

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈjuːɡə(ʊ)slɑːv/A native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia, or a person of Yugoslav descent.
• yugoslavia

  nounMedium (high in historical/political contexts, low in everyday conversation)
  /ˌjuː.ɡəʊˈslɑː.vi.ə/A former country in Southeast Europe that existed from 1918 to 2003, comprising various South Slavic peoples.
• yugoslavian

  adjectivenounLow/Historical
  /ˌjuːɡəʊˈslɑːvɪən/Relating to Yugoslavia, a former federal republic in Southeast Europe, or its people, culture, or languages.
• yuk

  nounverb-ambitransitiveLow
  /jʌk/An exclamation expressing disgust or strong distaste.
• yukaghir

  nounLow / Technical
  /juːˈkɑːɡɪə(r)/A member of an indigenous people of northeastern Siberia, or the language family spoken by them.
• yukagir

  nounVery Low (Academic/Specialist)
  /ˈjuːkəɡɪə/Relating to the Yukaghir, an indigenous people of eastern Siberia, or to their language.

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