Whittier

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪtɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hwit′ē ər, wit′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Whit•ti•er  (hwit′ē ər, wit′-),USA pronunciation n. 
    John Green•leaf  (grēn′lēf′),USA pronunciation 1807–92, U.S. poet.
  1. Place Namesa city in SW California, E of Los Angeles. 68,872.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Whittier /ˈwɪtɪə/ n
  1. John Greenleaf. 1807–92, US poet and humanitarian: a leading campaigner in the antislavery movement. His poems include Snow-Bound (1866)
'Whittier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
South Whittier

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