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Whitehall

/ˈwaɪthɔːl/ · name

Meaning

  1. A number of other places in England:
  2. A hamlet in Marwood parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5337).
  3. A hamlet in Sandon parish, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3331).
  4. An eastern suburb of Bristol (OS grid ref ST6174).
  5. The British government or civil service
  6. A hamlet in Odiham parish, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7452).
  7. A hamlet in Hemyock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST1214).
  8. A wide street in Westminster between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square; it houses several government offices.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English whit (“white”) + halgh (“corner, nook; hall”).

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