English Explanatory Dictionary

Whitehorse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Yukon, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after a tavern.
  3. A census-designated place in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States, named after a chieftain.
  4. A local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named after the White Horse Inn, a former tavern; in full, the City of Whitehorse.

Word forms

Whitehorse

Etymology

From white + horse. * In Yukon, from the appearance of the White Horse Rapids, which looked like the manes of white horses.

Synonyms

White Horse
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