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New York
Relating to the city of New York or originating from it. Used as an invariable adjective, usually as part of 'New Yorker'.
Das ist ein typisches Yorker Apartment mit einer Feuertreppe an der Fassade.
That is a typical New York apartment with a fire escape on the facade.
York
Relating to the city of York in England. Used as an invariable adjective.
Die Yorker Stadtmauern sind eine bekannte Touristenattraktion.
The York city walls are a well-known tourist attraction.
Adjectives derived from a city name and ending in '-er' are always capitalized and not declined. They keep the same form in every case and gender.
Ich lese gerade einen Artikel in einer New Yorker Zeitung.
I'm currently reading an article in a New York newspaper.
This pattern of forming an adjective by adding '-er' to a place name is very common in German. Other well-known examples are 'Berliner' (Berlin), 'Hamburger' (Hamburg), or 'Wiener' (Vienna).
Die Berliner Mauer war ein Symbol des Kalten Krieges.
The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War.
To refer to the city of New York, the form 'New Yorker' is almost always used. The standalone form 'Yorker' for New York is unusual and could be misunderstood.
Die New Yorker Börse hat heute mit Gewinnen geschlossen.
The New York Stock Exchange closed with gains today.
