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[ hwahyt -hawl, wahyt - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌhɔl, ˈwaɪt- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Also called Whitehall Palace. a former palace in central London, England, originally built in the reign of Henry III: execution of Charles I, 1649.
the main thoroughfare in London, England, between Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament.
the British government or its policies.
a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
Words nearby Whitehall white guilt, white gum, white-haired, white-haired boy, white hake, Whitehall , white-handed gibbon, white hat, whitehead, white-headed, Whitehead's operation
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Example sentences from the Web for Whitehall Sniffing Tory conspiracies under every Whitehall bed, ours specially?
Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind | Michael Weiss| July 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It is set in 1540 and some of the action takes place in Whitehall Palace, the one that burned to the ground in 1698.
Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy Bilyeau | Nancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger| March 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Some senior Whitehall sources believed that there was an early “stiffness” between the Queen and Mrs. Thatcher.
Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth’s Complicated Relationship | Andrew Marr| April 8, 2013| DAILY BEAST
This is why Whitehall brought forward the date of Independence.
Why Pakistan's Mohammed Ali Jinnah Was No Nelson Mandela | Kapil Komireddi| April 7, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The British government assembled some of the most able bureaucrats in Whitehall to oversee famine relief.
Paul Ryan’s Irish Problem | John Kelly| August 18, 2012| DAILY BEAST
I will now convey him to Whitehall , and acquaint the Earl of Salisbury with his capture.
Guy Fawkes | William Harrison Ainsworth
About five in the afternoon we left for Whitehall , where we purposed passing the night.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 | Various
Mr. Heinemann took another flat in Whitehall Court with this idea.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
The house and gardens of Whitehall also moved the witness to wonder and admiration.
The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History | Martin Hume
The sufferings of trade, moreover, reacted unpleasantly upon those in power at Whitehall .
The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore | John R. Hutchinson
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British Dictionary definitions for Whitehall noun a street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament: site of the main government offices
the British Government or its central administration
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