Whitefield
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
"Jones had no sooner quitted the room, than the petty-fogger, in a whispering tone, asked Mrs Whitefield, “If she knew who that fine spark was?”"
- 2 A number of places in England:; A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8006).
- 3 A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Morden parish, Dorset, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9094).
- 4 A number of places in England:; A suburb of Nelson, Pendle district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8537).
- 5 A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district before that (OS grid ref ST0729).
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- 6 A neighbourhood of Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bureau County and Marshall County, Illinois.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Marshall County, Illinois.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lincoln County, Maine, named after George Whitefield.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, named after Edwin Whitefield.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Haskell County, Oklahoma, also named after George Whitefield.
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More examples"Jones had no sooner quitted the room, than the petty-fogger, in a whispering tone, asked Mrs Whitefield, “If she knew who that fine spark was?”"
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