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Whitfield

/ˈwɪtfiːld/

Whitfield proper noun: a southern suburb of Glossop, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK034938).

Proper noun

Whitfield (countable and uncountable, plural Whitfields)

  1. A southern suburb of Glossop, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK034938).
  2. A hamlet in Falfield parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6791).
  3. A large village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3045).
  4. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6039).
  5. A village in Plenmeller with Whitfield parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY775585).
  6. A suburb of Dundee, City of Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO431333).
  7. A census-designated place in Manatee County, Florida.
  8. A census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
  9. An unincorporated community in Martin County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
  11. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Mississippi.
  12. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
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  1. A census-designated place in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
  2. An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee.
  3. A suburb of Cairns, Queensland.
  4. A township in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Whitfield

pluralWhitfields

Origin of Whitfield

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + feld (“field”).

Words formed from Whitfield

Phrases with Whitfield

Questions about Whitfield

What does Whitfield mean?
Whitfield means a southern suburb of Glossop, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK034938).
What part of speech is Whitfield?
Whitfield is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Whitfield?
Whitfield is pronounced /ˈwɪtfiːld/.

Words near Whitfield in the dictionary

  1. whitey
  2. whitey tighties
  3. whiteys
  4. whiteywood
  5. whiteywoods
  6. Whitfield
  7. Whitfield County
  8. Whitfield's ointment
  9. Whitfieldian
  10. Whitfieldism
  11. Whitfieldite

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