Whitby

[hwit-bee, wit-]

noun

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

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

Whitby

/ ˈwɪtbɪ /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

"I'm really enjoying it," says the scorer of FC United's third goal in a 3-1 home win over Whitby Town on 19 August.

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BBC News' Liz Roberts has been at Rigg Farm, on the outskirts of Whitby during Wednesday.

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He also reminded people there were a number of road closures in the area including the A171 at Fylingthorpe, which is the main road between Scarborough and Whitby,

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Cara Shardlow, who lives in Sneatonthorpe near Whitby, said her family had been put on standby for evacuation from their farm as her family continued to support the effort to bring the blaze under control.

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"Mr Shannon was in no doubt that these two girls were both under 16," said prosecutor Julie Whitby, opening her case on the first day of the trial.

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