"Whitehorse" meaning in English

See Whitehorse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From white + horse. * In Yukon, from the appearance of the White Horse Rapids, which looked like the manes of white horses. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|horse}} white + horse Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Whitehorse
  1. The capital city of Yukon, Canada. Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Yukon, Places in Canada, Places in Yukon Synonyms: White Horse
    Sense id: en-Whitehorse-en-name-3dG88jpU Categories (other): Territorial capitals of Canada
  2. An unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after a tavern. Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Whitehorse-en-name-qyX4T1QZ
  3. A census-designated place in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States, named after a chieftain. Categories (place): Census-designated places in South Dakota, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Whitehorse-en-name-3qCapEHP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 10 46 24
  4. The City of Whitehorse, a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named after the White Horse Inn, a former tavern. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Melbourne, Places in Victoria
    Sense id: en-Whitehorse-en-name-NF68~Ddr Categories (other): Local government areas of Australia
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (capital of the Yukon Territory, Canada): Ուայտհորս (Uaythors) (Armenian), সাদাঘোড়া (śadaghōṛa) (Bengali), হোয়াইটহর্স (hoaiṭhôrś) (Bengali), Уайтхорс (Uajthors) (Bulgarian), 怀特霍斯 (Huáitèhuòsī) (Chinese Mandarin), 白馬市 (Chinese Mandarin), 白马市 (Báimǎshì) (Chinese Mandarin), Whitehorse (Esperanto), Vajtohorso [Esperantized] (Esperanto), Whitehorse (French), Whitehorse (German), Γουάιτχορς (Gouáitchors) [neuter] (Greek), 화이트호스 (Hwaiteuhoseu) (Korean), Whitehorse [feminine] (Portuguese), Whitehorse (Romanian), Уайтхорс (Uajtxors) (Russian), Ва́йтгорс (Vájthors) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'capital of the Yukon Territory, Canada': 36 17 29 17

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