Whitechapel

American

[hwahyt-chap-uhl, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌtʃæp əl, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

a district in E London, England.

Whitechapel British

/ ˈwaɪtˌtʃæpəl /

noun

billiards the act of potting one's opponent's white ball

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Etymology

Origin of Whitechapel

C19: slang use of Whitechapel, a district of London

Example Sentences

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The fire was reported at 05:16 BST on Tuesday at the former East London Central Synagogue building in Whitechapel.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

We’ve toured with Whitechapel, and we’ve been on lots of shows with Suicide Silence.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

We're in the morning meeting on the orthopaedics trauma ward on the 10th floor at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

Robert Hudson, from Leyton, east London, started his career in December 1964 - aged 16 – as a messenger in the Whitechapel Delivery Office distributing telegrams.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

When I relayed what Mr. Whitby had said about the Jewish boy at the Whitechapel Club, she froze.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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