variants or Web site or less commonly web site
plural websites or Web sites also web sites
: a group of web pages usually containing hyperlinks to each other and made available online by an individual, company, educational institution, government, or organization
… call our toll-free number or visit our website.—advertisement in The New York Times Magazine
… the NHL's official Web site will be enhanced with what the league promises will be a much greater search capacity and a larger statistical database.—Sports Illustrated
also : a service or business that operates via a particular website
I figured if I could get a website to take a chance on somebody who only had print experience, but had connections and was really good at writing and reporting, then I would be set. —Dara Prant
The Ankeny-based software engineer created Vaccine Hunter, a website that aggregates available vaccine appointments at hundreds of vaccine providers across the state and publishes them automatically online. —Michaela Ramm

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Several pages on his website still advertise the March 17 primary. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Other airlines that serve the Sacramento airport also offer flights to Oahu, but with stopovers, according to those airline websites and FlightAware. — Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Rocket is also known for its quality customer service and easy-to-use website. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026 The company will also add Mōmi’s assortment of baby bottles and pacifiers to its website, with pacifiers priced around $14 each and two-packs of Mōmi’s 5-ounce bottles in both glass and plastic around $28. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for website

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of website was in 1993

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“Website.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/website. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

website

noun
web·​site
ˈweb-ˌsīt
: a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing links to each other and made available online by an individual, company, or organization
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