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Whittier

//ˈwɪtiɚ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.; A city in Chugach Census Area, Alaska. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.; A city in Los Angeles County, California, named for poet John Greenleaf Whittier countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.; A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Linn County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.; A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.; A census-designated place in Jackson County and Swain County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From whityer (“a whiter, whitester”, occupational name).

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