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white plains Lexical Profile

• noun

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American A city in southeastern New York, located in central Westchester County, serving as the county seat and operating as a major commercial, retail, and residential hub north of New York City.

Example

"Many corporate professionals choose to live in White Plains and commute into Manhattan via the Metro-North railroad."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Named by early European settlers, likely either for the heavy mist that frequently hung over the nearby Bronx River, giving the appearance of a white plain, or for the white balsam trees that grew in the area.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of White plains. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/white plains
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