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Whitney

[ hwit-nee, wit- ]

noun

  1. Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
  2. John Hay, 1904–82, U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher.
  3. Josiah Dwight, 1819–96, U.S. geologist.
  4. William Dwight, 1827–94, U.S. philologist and lexicographer (brother of Josiah Dwight).
  5. Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,495 feet (4,418 meters).
  6. a male given name.


Whitney

1

/ ˈɪٲɪ /

noun

  1. Mount Whitney
    a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Whitney

2

/ ˈɪٲɪ /

noun

  1. WhitneyEli17651825MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventorBUSINESS: manufacturer Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts
  2. WhitneyWilliam Dwight18271894MUSLANGUAGE: philologist William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Whitney Sherman, 38, who traveled from Philadelphia to Washington for the protest, said she has been despairing over Democrats, who have largely failed to assemble a coordinated response to Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.

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Other famous congrats on the birth came in Instagram comments from the likes of Whitney Cummings, Kat Dennings, Erin Andrews and the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Whitney Jacks, a mother in Escondido, recently posted in a moms group on Facebook for help finding a new pediatrician who would accept her preference to limit vaccines.

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Whitney High in Cerritos, long regarded as having one of the best academic schools inthe nation, proved on Saturday how brains and brawn can go together.

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Whitney rallied from 10 points down to win its regional final behind Kylie Wang, who scored 16 points.

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