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Whittier

  • /ˈwɪtiɚ/ US
  • /ˈʍɪtiɚ/ US

Sounds like wittier (in some dialects)

Where it comes from

From whityer (“a whiter, whitester”, occupational name).

proper noun Whittiers

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A city in Chugach Census Area, Alaska.
  3. countable, uncountable A city in Los Angeles County, California, named for poet John Greenleaf Whittier
  4. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Linn County, Iowa.
  6. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  7. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Jackson County and Swain County, North Carolina.

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"Whittier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whittier. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Whittier. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whittier

Chicago

"Whittier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whittier.

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@misc{whittier_2026,
  title = {Whittier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whittier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}