Whitby

[ hwit-bee, wit- ]

/ ˈʰwɪt bi, ˈwɪt- /

noun

a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario.

a seaport in E North Yorkshire, in NE England: ruins of an abbey; church council a.d. 664.

Words nearby Whitby

whistling duck, whistling swan, whit, Whitaker, Whitbread, Whitby, Whitchurch-Stouffville, white, whiteacre, white admiral, white alder

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Example sentences from the Web for Whitby

A more macabre inspiration surfaced in 1890 when an obscure author called Bram Stoker stayed at the seaside resort of Whitby.
A British Start to the Tour de France Forces the English to Wonder: What Does Being English Mean Anymore?|Clive Irving|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A curious description is given of the Duke of Buckingham's alum works near Whitby.
In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays|Augustine Birrell
He was sent back to Mudros on the Whitby Abbey which had brought him across a few hours before.
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918|F.L. Morrison
Cædmon was a poor brother in Hild's monastery at Whitby, and he acquired the art of poetry by a miracle.
Early Britain|Grant Allen

His body was conveyed to Whitby for burial, and his head interred in the porch of his church at York.
Yorkshire Family Romance|Frederick Ross
Whitby is exactly like an old German town; without trottoirs, equally dirty, and with as narrow streets.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.|Hermann Pckler-Muskau

British Dictionary definitions for Whitby

Whitby

/ (ˈwɪtbɪ) /

noun

a fishing port and resort in NE England, in E North Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk: an important ecclesiastical centre in Anglo-Saxon times; site of an abbey founded in 656. Pop: 13 594 (2001)See also Synod of Whitby

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单词	whitby
释义	Whitby [ hwit-bee, wit- ] / ˈʰwɪt bi, ˈwɪt- / noun a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario. a seaport in E North Yorkshire, in NE England: ruins of an abbey; church council a.d. 664. Words nearby Whitby whistling duck, whistling swan, whit, Whitaker, Whitbread, Whitby, Whitchurch-Stouffville, white, whiteacre, white admiral, white alder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Whitby A more macabre inspiration surfaced in 1890 when an obscure author called Bram Stoker stayed at the seaside resort of Whitby. A British Start to the Tour de France Forces the English to Wonder: What Does Being English Mean Anymore?\|Clive Irving\|July 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A curious description is given of the Duke of Buckingham's alum works near Whitby. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays\|Augustine Birrell He was sent back to Mudros on the Whitby Abbey which had brought him across a few hours before. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918\|F.L. Morrison Cædmon was a poor brother in Hild's monastery at Whitby, and he acquired the art of poetry by a miracle. Early Britain\|Grant Allen His body was conveyed to Whitby for burial, and his head interred in the porch of his church at York. Yorkshire Family Romance\|Frederick Ross Whitby is exactly like an old German town; without trottoirs, equally dirty, and with as narrow streets. Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.\|Hermann Pckler-Muskau British Dictionary definitions for Whitby Whitby / (ˈwɪtbɪ) / noun a fishing port and resort in NE England, in E North Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk: an important ecclesiastical centre in Anglo-Saxon times; site of an abbey founded in 656. Pop: 13 594 (2001)See also Synod of Whitby Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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