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1 Whitehall
proper noun•• Cultural note:Eine Straße im Zentrum von London, in der sich ein Großteil der Ministerien befindet. Journalisten bezeichnen mit Whitehall oft die Regierung und die Verwaltung Großbritanniens* * *ˈWhite·halln1. (offices of Britain's government) Whitehall* * *a) Straße in Westminster, London, Sitz der Ministerienb) fig die brit. Regierung oder ihre Politik* * *proper noun•• Cultural note:Eine Straße im Zentrum von London, in der sich ein Großteil der Ministerien befindet. Journalisten bezeichnen mit Whitehall oft die Regierung und die Verwaltung Großbritanniens -
2 Whitehall
'White·hall n1) ( offices of Britain's government) Whitehall;¿ Kultur?Whitehall ist die Straße in London, die vom Trafalgar Square zu den Houses of Parliament führt und in der sich die wichtigsten Regierungsgebäude befinden. Der Name wird oft verwendet, wenn von der britischen Regierung oder der Hauptverwaltung die Rede ist.Der Cenotaph, das wichtigste Kriegsdenkmal in Großbritannien, befindet sich in der Mitte der Straße und ist Mittelpunkt der jährlichen Gedenkfeier am Remembrance Day, an dem aller Soldaten gedacht wird, die in den beiden Weltkriegen gefallen sind.
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