Whitney
[ hwit-nee, wit- ]
/ ˈʰwɪt ni, ˈwɪt- /
noun
Eli,1765–1825,
U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
John Hay,1904–82,
U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher.
Josiah Dwight,1819–96,
U.S. geologist.
William Dwight,1827–94,
U.S. philologist and lexicographer (brother of Josiah Dwight).
Mount,
a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,495 feet (4418 meters).
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for whitney (1 of 2)
Whitney
1
/ (ˈwɪtnɪ) /
noun
Mount Whitney
a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)
British Dictionary definitions for whitney (2 of 2)
Whitney
2
/ (ˈwɪtnɪ) /
noun
Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts
William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)