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Barrack Hill

Barrack Hill proper noun: former name of Parliament Hill: a hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Proper noun

Barrack Hill

  1. (Canada, historical) Former name of Parliament Hill: a hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  2. (Canada, historical) A former military outpost in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Origin of Barrack Hill

From barrack + hill. * (Canada): From being a rise and promontory over the Ottawa River that hosted barracks of the military outpost.

Questions about Barrack Hill

What does Barrack Hill mean?
Barrack Hill means former name of Parliament Hill: a hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
What part of speech is Barrack Hill?
Barrack Hill is a proper noun.

Words near Barrack Hill in the dictionary

  1. Barracas
  2. barrace
  3. barrack
  4. barrack buster
  5. barrack busters
  6. Barrack Hill
  7. barrack stanchion
  8. barrack stanchions
  9. barrack-room lawyer
  10. barracked
  11. barracker

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