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Whittier

US/ˈwɪtiɚ/

Whittier proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Whittier (countable and uncountable, plural Whittiers)

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Chugach Census Area, Alaska.
  3. A city in Los Angeles County, California, named for poet John Greenleaf Whittier
  4. A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.
  5. An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Linn County, Iowa.
  6. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  7. A census-designated place in Jackson County and Swain County, North Carolina.

Forms of Whittier

pluralWhittiers

Origin of Whittier

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

Words formed from Whittier

Questions about Whittier

What does Whittier mean?
Whittier means a surname.
What part of speech is Whittier?
Whittier is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Whittier?
Whittier is pronounced /ˈwɪtiɚ/ (US).

Words near Whittier in the dictionary

  1. whittered
  2. whitterick
  3. whittericks
  4. whittering
  5. whitters
  6. Whittier
  7. Whittiers
  8. Whittingdale
  9. Whittingham
  10. Whittinghams
  11. Whittington

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