Whittier

[ hwit-ee-er, wit- ]

noun

1. John Green·leaf [green, -leef], 1807–92, U.S. poet.
2. a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.

Whittier

/ ˈwɪtɪə /

noun

1. WhittierJohn Greenleaf18071892MUSWRITING: poetPOLITICS: humanitarian John Greenleaf. 1807–92, US poet and humanitarian: a leading campaigner in the antislavery movement. His poems include Snow-Bound (1866)

Example Sentences

In East Los Angeles, several deputies were attacked with fireworks on Whittier Boulevard, Sheriff Robert Luna said, including one whose vest burned after they were hit by a firework.

From Los Angeles Times

Atlantic was now completely sealed off from Olympic to just north of Whittier.

From Los Angeles Times

Live in downtown Los Angeles and on Whittier Boulevard in East L.A., dancing, setting off firework and chanting.

From Los Angeles Times

The woman had filed paperwork seeking a restraining order earlier in the day at the Whittier Courthouse to protect her and her son from the suspect, sheriff’s officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

Aurora Anaya unexpectedly fell in love with California native plants and vowed to create her own native plant habitat around her corner lot in Whittier.

From Los Angeles Times