Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitechapel

/ˈwaɪt.t͡ʃæp.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: whitechapel
IPA: /ˈwaɪt.t͡ʃæp.əl/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An urban area in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in east London, Greater London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood. (OS grid ref TQ3481)

name

A hamlet in Goosnargh parish, Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5541).

noun

Ellipsis of Whitechapel cart.

Example Sentences

"The first man I spoke to was Whitechapel to the backbone, plainly to be spotted as such as if it had been tattooed on his forehead. Making myself at home with him, I desired to know what brought him so far from the "big smoke," and on board a whaler of all places in the world."
"[S]he saw also a light stylish-looking cart which she would have called a Whitechapel had she been properly instructed in such matters[.]"

Etymology

Named after a small chapel of ease dedicated to St Mary.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwaɪt.t͡ʃæp.əl/
British English: /ˈwʌɪt.t͡ʃæp.əl/

Inflected Forms

Whitechapels (plural)

Phrases

Whitechapel brougham

Questions

How do you pronounce whitechapel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪt.t͡ʃæp.əl/.
What does whitechapel mean?: An urban area in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in east London, Greater London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood. (OS grid ref TQ3481)
Where does whitechapel come from?: Named after a small chapel of ease dedicated to St Mary.

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