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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A placename:; A town, seaport, and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8911). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A placename:; A town in the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A placename:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A placename:; A suburb of Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A placename:; A suburb of Perth, Western Australia. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A habitational surname from Old Norse. countable

Example

More examples

"He articled himself for three years to a ship-owner at Whitby."

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr býr (“white town”). Equivalent to white + -by.

Related phrases

united kingdom

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