Whitehall
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6.3
- proper noun
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Whitehall
- It's built on the site of the old Whitehall Palace.
- Whitehall Study
- Whitehall Evening
- Whitehall Evening Post
Examples
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And Whitehall, of course, is the building in in London that is the home to the British civil service.
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One in every hundred people in this country walked up Whitehall last Saturday.
Blog text (18) -
Walls have ears in Whitehall these days.
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The river of people flowed up Whitehall towards Trafalgar Square.
Academic text (2011) -
And from Whitehall we're getting news that talks between Mrs. Castle and the striking Ford machinists are nearing a conclusion.
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Terry Martin and Simon Paxman left the same meeting and wandered across Whitehall in the benign October sunshine.
Fiction book (1994) -
The decision was made at Whitehall, where many government leaders convene.
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Journalists gathered in Whitehall to report on the latest government policy changes.
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After the meeting at Whitehall, the minister announced new reforms to the public.
Synonyms
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3.8
An area in central London by the River Thames with the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey
6
3.5
A name used for the British government, especially the Prime Minister, their office and staff
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word Whitehall comes from a royal building once called the White Hall, from white 'the colour' and hall 'big room'. The street kept the palace name, so Whitehall is now the wide road in London where many government offices are.