Whitechapel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Whitechapel
C19: slang use of Whitechapel, a district of London
Example Sentences
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Minor damage was caused to a set of gates and a lock at the front of the former East London Central Synagogue building in Whitechapel on Tuesday.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
The building in Whitechapel had been due to be sold at auction earlier this year, with a bid from a Muslim group to convert it into a mosque and community centre.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
We’ve toured with Whitechapel, and we’ve been on lots of shows with Suicide Silence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
His photographs include Hookey Alf of Whitechapel, who wore a hook in place of the arm he lost in an industrial accident, and hung around the streets of east London looking for casual labour.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
Perhaps the lantern light I had glimpsed in these windows the night Raizel and I met to go to the Whitechapel Club hadn’t just been a product of the dybbuk.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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