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Meaning of Whitney | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈwɪtni

Definitions

  1. A habitational surname from Middle English.
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s due to the fame of Whitney Houston.
  3. A male given name from surname.
  4. A community in South Algonquin municipality, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho.
  7. An unorganized territory in Penobscot County, Maine.
  8. A township in Arenac County, Michigan.
  9. An unincorporated community in Harris Township, Menominee County, Michigan.
  10. A village in Dawes County, Nebraska.
  11. A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.
  12. An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon.
  13. A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  14. A city in Hill County, Texas.
  15. A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington.
  16. A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Equivalents

العربية ويتني
Français Whitney

Examples

“"I don't believe I've ever known a woman named 'Whitney'," I said, trying not to look too deeply into her bright blue eyes. "Or, hell, even a man for that matter." "You've never heard of Whitney Houston?" "Who's that?" I said, realizing that I had never gotten really serious about a woman with blue eyes.”
““His research shows you can change aging to make lives younger for longer. Now he wants to change the world and make aging a disease,” said Whitney Casey, an investor who is partnering with Sinclair to create a do-it-yourself biological age test.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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