"Whittier" meaning in All languages combined

See Whittier on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈwɪtiɚ/ [US], /ˈʍɪtiɚ/ [US] Forms: Whittiers [plural]
Etymology: From whityer (“a whiter, whitester”, occupational name). Etymology templates: {{m|en|whityer|pos=occupational name|t=a whiter, whitester}} whityer (“a whiter, whitester”, occupational name) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Whittiers}} Whittier (countable and uncountable, plural Whittiers)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Whittier-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.
    A city in Chugach Census Area, Alaska.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Alaska, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Alaska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Whittier-en-name--D71i~vy
  3. The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.
    A city in Los Angeles County, California.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in California, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Whittier-en-name-r1Egzj2A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 41 5 5 5 36
  4. The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.
    A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Colorado, USA, Places in Denver, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Whittier-en-name-VadOB0Zk Categories (other): Neighborhoods in Colorado, USA
  5. The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Linn County, Iowa.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Iowa, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Whittier-en-name-R7nFu2nP
  6. The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.
    A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Minneapolis, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Whittier-en-name-mzVW4Zah Categories (other): Neighborhoods in Minnesota, USA
  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.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in North Carolina, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in North Carolina, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Whittier-en-name-DMc33ksW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 41 5 5 5 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: West Whittier

Inflected forms

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        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
        ],
        [
          "census-designated place",
          "census-designated place"
        ],
        [
          "Jackson County",
          "Jackson County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Swain County",
          "Swain County#English"
        ],
        [
          "North Carolina",
          "North Carolina#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɪtiɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʍɪtiɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "wittier (in some dialects)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Whittier"
  ],
  "word": "Whittier"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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