Whiteway

White·way
W4H4I1T1E1W4A1Y4
/ˈwaɪt.weɪ/

proper noun

An eastern suburb of the City of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6373).

OriginOld English hwīt →
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Meanings

proper nounWhiteway (countable and uncountable, plural Whiteways)

plural Whiteways

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableAn eastern suburb of the City of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6373).
    2. countableuncountableA former hundred in Dorset, England.
    3. countableuncountableA village, also known as Whiteway Colony, in Miserden parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9110).
    4. countableuncountableA western suburb of Bath, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7263).
    5. countableuncountableA small town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, named after former PM William Whiteway.First known use 1912
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwīt“white”
  2. EnglishWhiteway

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + weġ (“way, road”).

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APA

Whiteway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whiteway

MLA

“Whiteway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whiteway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Whiteway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whiteway.

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