Definition of Whitney

1. Noun. United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825).

Exact synonyms: Eli Whitney
Generic synonyms: Artificer, Discoverer, Inventor, Manufacturer, Producer

2. Noun. The highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high).
Exact synonyms: Mount Whitney
Generic synonyms: Mountain Peak
Group relationships: High Sierra, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Definition of Whitney

1. Proper noun. (surname habitational from=Middle English) ¹

2. Proper noun. (surnames female given name) transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Whitney

Whitehall
Whitehead
Whitehead's operation
Whitehead deformity
Whitehorse
Whitewatergate
Whitman
Whitman's frame
Whitmonday
Whitmondays
Whitmore
Whitmore's bacillus
Whitmore's disease
Whitnall
Whitnall's tubercle
Whitney (current term)
Whitney Moore Young Jr.
Whitney Young
Whitson
Whitsun
Whitsun Monday
Whitsun Tuesday
Whitsunday
Whitsundays
Whitsuns
Whitsuntide
Whitsuntides
Whitten effect
Whittier
Whitweek

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