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Whit·ney (wĭt′nē, hwĭt′-), Eli 1765-1825. American manufacturer whose invention of the cotton gin (1793) revolutionized the cotton industry. He also established a factory to assemble muskets with interchangeable parts, marking the advent of modern mass production.
Whitney, Mount A peak, 4,417 m (14,491 ft) high, in the Sierra Nevada of east-central California. It is the highest elevation in the contiguous 48 states.
Whitney, William Dwight 1827-1894. American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer who was the editor of The Century Dictionary (1889-1891) and author of many books on language.Whitney (ˈwɪtnɪ) n (Placename) 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)
Whitney (ˈwɪtnɪ) n1. (Biography) Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts2. (Biography) William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)Whit•ney (ˈʰwɪt ni, ˈwɪt-)
n. 1. Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor. 2. Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada: highest peak in the U.S. outside Alaska. 14,495 ft. (4418 m). Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Whitney - United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)Eli Whitney | | 2. |  Whitney - the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)Mount WhitneyHigh Sierra, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sierra Nevada - a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney |
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Whitney11. Eli. 1765--1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts 2. William Dwight. 1827--94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)
Whitney2 Mount. 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.) Whitney
Synonyms for Whitneynoun United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)Synonymsnoun the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)SynonymsRelated Words- High Sierra
- Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Sierra Nevada
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