Whitney (n.)

  1. United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)

    [ Syn: whitney , eli whitney ]

  2. the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14, 494 feet high)

    [ Syn: whitney , mount whitney ]

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