Whitehall

American  

[hwahyt-hawl, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌhɔl, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

1. Also called Whitehall Palace.  a former palace in central London, England, originally built in the reign of Henry III: execution of Charles I, 1649.

2. the main thoroughfare in London, England, between Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament.

3. the British government or its policies.

4. a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.

5. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

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Whitehall British  

/ ˌwaɪtˈhɔːl /

noun

1. a street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament: site of the main government offices

2. the British Government or its central administration

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Example Sentences

Comedian Jack Whitehall will be hosting the ceremony for the sixth year running.

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Turner has spent nearly 30 years working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office.

From BBC

There are real questions about the loose lips around Whitehall, floating all sorts of significant tax reform, and the impact in markets.

From BBC

A wooden cenotaph, initially intended to be temporary, was erected in Whitehall.

From BBC

King Charles led the annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations, laying a wreath at the solemn ceremony held at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in central London.

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