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Whitby.

A placename:

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɪtbi//ˈʍɪtbi/

  1. A placename: A town, seaport, and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8911).

    countable · uncountable

  2. A placename: A town in the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A placename: An unincorporated community and coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A placename: A suburb of Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand.

    countable · uncountable

  5. A placename: A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

    countable · uncountable

  6. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

    countable
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hvítr býr (“white town”). Equivalent to white + -by.

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