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Whiteway.

A placename:

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈwaɪt.weɪ/

  1. A placename: An eastern suburb of the City of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6373).

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  2. A placename: A former hundred in Dorset, England.

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  3. A placename: A village, also known as Whiteway Colony, in Miserden parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9110).

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  4. A placename: A western suburb of Bath, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7263).

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  5. A placename: A small town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, named after former PM William Whiteway.

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  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + weġ (“way, road”).

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