Whitehall
Americannoun
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Also called Whitehall Palace. a former palace in central London, England, originally built in the reign of Henry III: execution of Charles I, 1649.
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the main thoroughfare in London, England, between Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament.
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the British government or its policies.
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a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
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a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
noun
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a street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament: site of the main government offices
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the British Government or its central administration
Example Sentences
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The occasion took place in a coach traveling from the City to Whitehall, and the husband was also in the carriage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The Unite the Kingdom protesters were able to walk from Holborn, along the Strand, down Whitehall and into Parliament Square for their rally.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Protesters attending the Unite the Kingdom march are due to gather in Kingsway before heading to Whitehall and a rally in Parliament Square.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Earlier she placed a wreath at a memorial in Whitehall marking when Australian and New Zealand Army Corps – shortened to Anzac - fought in the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Though the gentleman is a Scot, there was none of the Caledonian in his speech, but instead the easy air of Whitehall, Saint James’s Palace, and Vauxhall.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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