WHITBY

Meaning of WHITBY in English

/hwit"bee, wit"-/ , n.

1. a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario. 36,698.

2. a seaport in E North Yorkshire, in NE England: ruins of an abbey; church council A.D. 664. 12,717.

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WHITBY — County: Cheshire Post Code: L65
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WHITBY — geographical name town Canada in S Ontario population 87,413
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WHITBY — geographical name town Canada in S Ontario population 87,413
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WHITBY — town, borough of Scarborough, administrative county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, England. The old North Sea port town …
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WHITBY — Whitby BrE AmE ˈwɪt bi ˈhwɪt-
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WHITBY — Pronunciation: ' hwit-b ē , ' wit- Function: geographical name town Canada in S Ont. pop 87,413
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WHITBY, SYNOD OF — Meeting of the Christian church of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria in 664 or, possibly, 663, to decide whether to …
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WHITBY, SYNOD OF — a meeting held by the Christian Church of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria in 663/664 to decide whether to follow …
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HILDA OF WHITBY, SAINT — born 614, Northumbria died Nov. 17, 680, Whitby, Yorkshire, Eng.; feast day November 17 Hilda also spelled Hild founder of …
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WHITBY, SYNOD OF — Meeting of the Christian church of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria in 664 or, possibly, 663, to decide whether to …
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WILFRID, SAINT — or Wilfrid of York born 634, Northumbria, Eng. died April 24, 709/710, monastery of Oundle, Mercia English monk and bishop …
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SYNOD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Holy Synod {{link=Whitby Synod of">Whitby Synod of
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RYLE, GILBERT — born Aug. 19, 1900, Brighton, Sussex, Eng. died Oct. 6, 1976, Whitby, North Yorkshire British philosopher, leading figure in the …
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BATESON, WILLIAM — born Aug. 8, 1861, Whitby, Yorkshire, Eng. died Feb. 8, 1926, London British biologist. In 1900, while studying inheritance of …
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PAUSE — I. ˈpȯz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pause, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop …
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VULNERABLE — ˈvəlnər(ə)bəl, -nrəb- adjective Etymology: Late Latin vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnerare to wound (from vulner-, vulnus wound) + -abilis -able; akin …
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MOIETY — ˈmȯiəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English moite, from Middle French moité, from Late Latin medietat-, medietas, …
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DEGENERATIVE — də̇ˈjenəˌrā]d.iv, dēˈ-, -n(ə)rə], ]tiv, -ēv\ adjective 1. : undergoing degeneration : tending to degenerate degenerative conditions of the nervous system …
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WORCESTER — county, extreme southeastern Maryland, U.S., bordered by Delaware to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Virginia to the …
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WILFRID, SAINT, — also called Wilfrid Of York born 634, Northumbria, Eng. died April 24, 709/710, monastery of Oundle, Mercia, Eng.; feast day …
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SCORESBY, WILLIAM — born Oct. 5, 1789, Cropton, near Whitby, Yorkshire, Eng. died March 21, 1857, Torquay, Devon English explorer, scientist, and clergyman …
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SCARBOROUGH — city, one of the boroughs that, with the borough of East York and the cities of Etobicoke, York, North York, …
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RYLE, GILBERT — born Aug. 19, 1900, Brighton, Sussex, Eng. died Oct. 6, 1976, Whitby, North Yorkshire British philosopher, leading figure in the …
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PASCHAL CONTROVERSIES — in the Christian Church, disputes concerning the correct date for observing Easter (Greek Pascha). The earliest controversy was over the …
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OSWIU — born 612 died Feb. 15, 670 also spelled Oswy Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria from 655 to 670. Oswiu's father, King …
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NORTHUMBRIA — Old English Northanhymbre one of the most important kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, lying north of the Humber River. During its …
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JOHN OF BEVERLEY, SAINT — born , Harpham, Yorkshire, Northumbria died May 7, 721, Beverley, Yorkshire bishop of York, one of the most popular medieval …
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IRWIN, MAY — born June 27, 1862, Whitby, Canada West [now Ontario, Can.] died Oct. 22, 1938, New York, N.Y., U.S. original name …
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CUTHBERT, SAINT — born 634/635, probably Northumbria, Eng. died March 20, 687, islet of Inner Farne, or House, off Northumbria; feast day March …
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COLMAN OF LINDISFARNE, SAINT — born c. 605, , Ireland died Aug. 8, 676, Inishbofin Island; feast day, Scottish diocese of Argyll and the Isles …
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