Whitney

[ hwit-nee, wit- ]

noun

1. Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
2. John Hay, 1904–82, U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher.
3. Josiah Dwight, 1819–96, U.S. geologist.
4. William Dwight, 1827–94, U.S. philologist and lexicographer (brother of Josiah Dwight).
5. Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,495 feet (4,418 meters).
6. a male given name.

Whitney

¹

/ ˈwɪtnɪ /

noun

1. WhitneyEli17651825MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventorBUSINESS: manufacturer Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts
2. WhitneyWilliam Dwight18271894MUSLANGUAGE: philologist William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)

Whitney

²

/ ˈwɪtnɪ /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

They have also thrown off the indie shackles on a special edition of Gary featuring cover versions of songs by acts ranging from Bob Marley to Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston.

From BBC

We currently have a “Whitney” cheese on the menu, crafted at Jasper Hills Creamery in Vermont.

From Salon

“We have some of the strongest tenant protections,” Whitney Hu, civic engagement and research director at Churches United for Fair Housing, told Salon.

From Salon

Did Whitney know Dolly’s song before she remade it?

From Los Angeles Times

"Love Is All Around was a freaky wee song in the same way the Bryan Adams song was and the Whitney Houston song was," he told Afternoons on BBC Radio Scotland.

From BBC