Whitsunday
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Whitsunday
before 1100; Middle English whitsonenday, Old English Hwīta Sunnandæg white Sunday; probably so called because the newly baptized wore white robes on that day
Example Sentences
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A rescue helicopter reported spotting debris Saturday morning near Dent Island in the Whitsunday Islands group.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023
Over on the Whitsunday Islands, thousands of holidaymakers had spent days waiting to evacuate formerly picture-perfect resorts that had been smashed.
From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2017
“Debbie is a very large, slow-moving system,” said John Fowler, a spokesman for Ergon Energy, noting that 48,000 customers were without power in the Bowen, Whitsunday and Mackay areas.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2017
She was snorkelling near the Whitsunday Islands off the coast of Queensland in eastern Australia when the attack happened.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2010
They say they will meet me at New York; and, if it's God's will, I think I shall go off after Whitsunday with some emigrants from Rexingen.
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
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