Whitechapel

[ hwahyt-chap-uhl, wahyt- ]

noun
  1. a district in E London, England.

Words Nearby Whitechapel

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How to use Whitechapel in a sentence

  • It had none of the dismal and monotonous hideousness and the hopelessness of a Bethnal Green and a Whitechapel.

    The Silver Poppy | Arthur Stringer

British Dictionary definitions for Whitechapel

Whitechapel

/ (ˈwaɪtˌtʃæpəl) /


noun
  1. billiards the act of potting one's opponent's white ball

Origin of Whitechapel

1
C19: slang use of Whitechapel, a district of London

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