Whitehall
Americannoun
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Also called Whitehall Palace. a former palace in central London, England, originally built in the reign of Henry III: execution of Charles I, 1649.
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the main thoroughfare in London, England, between Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament.
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the British government or its policies.
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a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
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a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
noun
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a street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament: site of the main government offices
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the British Government or its central administration
Example Sentences
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Burnham has announced that a review of social care by veteran Whitehall troubleshooter Baroness Casey would now be published next summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
No 10 North in Manchester will form part of the prime minister's aim to shift power from Whitehall and Westminster to regions across the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
He added: "The days of Whitehall resisting devolution are over, for good."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
From there, the procession will head south down Haymarket, past Trafalgar Square and finish on Whitehall.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Immediately after the performance of Satiromastix, the company set out for Whitehall, on a barge provided by Her Majesty—a gesture not unlike providing the cart to haul a condemned man to the scaffold.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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