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Whitechapel

/ˈwʌɪt.t͡ʃæp.əl/US/ˈwaɪt.t͡ʃæp.əl/

Whitechapel proper noun: an urban area in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in east London, Greater London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood. (OS grid ref TQ3481). Also the ellipsis of Whitechapel cart.

Proper noun

Whitechapel

  1. An urban area in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in east London, Greater London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood. (OS grid ref TQ3481)
    • The first man I spoke to was Whitechapel to the backbone, plainly to be spotted as such as if it had been tattooed on his forehead. Making myself at home with him, I desired to know what brought him so far from the "big smoke," and on board a whaler of all places in the world.1898, Frank Thomas Bullen, The Cruise of the Cachalot
  2. A hamlet in Goosnargh parish, Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5541).

Also used as

Whitechapel is also the ellipsis of Whitechapel cart.

Forms of Whitechapel

pluralWhitechapels

Origin of Whitechapel

Named after a small chapel of ease dedicated to St Mary.

Words formed from Whitechapel

Phrases with Whitechapel

Questions about Whitechapel

What does Whitechapel mean?
Whitechapel means an urban area in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in east London, Greater London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood. (OS grid ref TQ3481).
What part of speech is Whitechapel?
Whitechapel is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Whitechapel?
Whitechapel is pronounced /ˈwʌɪt.t͡ʃæp.əl/ (UK).

Words near Whitechapel in the dictionary

  1. whitecapping
  2. whitecaps
  3. Whitecastle
  4. whitecedar
  5. whitecedars
  6. Whitechapel
  7. Whitechapel brougham
  8. Whitechapel broughams
  9. Whitechapel cart
  10. Whitechapel carts
  11. Whitechapels

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