WHITTINGTON

Meaning of WHITTINGTON in English

Richard, proprietor of a celebrated back-fence walker.

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WHITTINGTON — County: Shropshire Post Code: SY11
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WHITTINGTON — /hwit"ing teuhn, wit"-/ , n. Richard ( "Dick" ), 1358?-1423, English merchant and philanthropist: Lord Mayor of London 1398, 1406-07, …
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WHITTINGTON — Whittington BrE AmE ˈwɪt ɪŋ tən ˈhwɪt- AmE \ ˈwɪt̬- ˈhwɪt̬-
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WHITTINGTON — Whit ‧ ting ‧ ton, Dick /ˈwɪtɪŋtən/ BrE AmE (?1385–1423) an English businessman who was Lord Mayor of London. Although …
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WHITTINGTON — (died 1423) Lord Mayor of London three times (1397–98, 1406–7 and 1419-20). Most British people know the stories about him: …
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LITTLE WHITTINGTON — County: Northumberland Post Code: NE19
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GREAT WHITTINGTON — County: Northumberland Post Code: NE19
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WHITTINGTON, RICHARD — known as Dick Whittington died March 1423, London Lord mayor of London (1397–99, 1406–07, 1419–20). The son of a knight, …
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WHITTINGTON, DICK — died March 1423, London, Eng. Supposed portrait of Dick Whittington and his cat, engraving by Renold (Renier) Elstracke, early byname …
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WHITTINGTON, DICK — Whit ‧ ting ‧ ton, Dick /ˈwɪtɪŋtən/ BrE AmE (?1385–1423) an English businessman who was Lord Mayor of London. Although …
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WHITTINGTON, RICHARD — known as Dick Whittington died March 1423, London Lord mayor of London (139799, 140607, 141920). The son of a knight, …
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DICK WHITTINGTON — ➡ Whittington
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62897 — State: ILLINOIS City: WHITTINGTON
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RICHARD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Arkwright Sir Richard Attlee Clement Richard 1st Earl Attlee of Walthamstow Avedon Richard Ballinger …
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DICK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Butkus Dick Cheney Dick Clark Dick Van Dyke Dick Dick Whittington
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STURGEON, WILLIAM — born May 22, 1783, Whittington, Lancashire, Eng. died Dec. 4, 1850, Prestwich, Lancashire English electrical engineer who devised the first …
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HILLSIDE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE steep ▪ The upper part of the village of Whittington lies on the south-east …
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APPRENTICE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE young ▪ Graeme did all the cooing at first but has now turned his …
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