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

On the steps above Churchill War Rooms, a two-meter-high metal barrier blocked the road past the Foreign Office towards Whitehall.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The Unite the Kingdom protesters were able to walk from Holborn, along the Strand, down Whitehall and into Parliament Square for their rally.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

In Whitehall, some are amazed that a highly capable and experienced official took the decision to clear Mandelson for the job despite the vetting verdict, without lodging concern somewhere.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Protesters carrying placards with slogans like "no to racism" and "you cannot divide us" marched from near Marble Arch to Whitehall near the UK parliament for a planned rally.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Though the gentleman is a Scot, there was none of the Caledonian in his speech, but instead the easy air of Whitehall, Saint James’s Palace, and Vauxhall.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson