whittier
whittier Lexical Profile
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American A city in southern California, located in Los Angeles County, historically founded by Quakers in 1887 and known for Whittier College.
An English surname, most prominently associated with the 19th-century American Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.
"Many schools and towns across the United States were named Whittier to honor the famous poet's legacy and anti-slavery advocacy."
American A remote coastal city in southern Alaska, situated at the head of the Passage Canal, famous for housing nearly its entire population in a single condominium building.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Middle English surname 'Whittawer', an occupational name for a tawer (dresser) of white leather, from 'whit' (white) and 'tawer' (leather worker).
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