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Bunker Hill

US/ˈbʌn.kɜɹ hɪl/

Bunker Hill proper noun: the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), in the American Revolution.

bunker hill: the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), in the American Revolution
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Proper noun

Bunker Hill

  1. The Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), in the American Revolution.
  2. A hill in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, where the battle was fought.
  3. A neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California.
  4. A city and township in Macoupin County, Illinois.
  5. A town in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Connersville Township, Fayette County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana.
  8. A minor city in Russell County, Kansas.
  9. A township in Ingham County, Michigan.
  10. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Missouri.
  11. A ghost town in Lewis County, Missouri.
  12. An unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri.
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  1. A mountain in Lander County, Nevada.
  2. A census-designated place in Coos County, Oregon.
  3. An unincorporated community in Giles County, Tennessee.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington.
  5. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
  6. An unincorporated community in the town of Westford, Richland County, Wisconsin.

Origin of Bunker Hill

The hill in Boston was named after 17th-century landowner George Bunker, originally as Bunker's Hill, and amended later.

Questions about Bunker Hill

What does Bunker Hill mean?
Bunker Hill means the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), in the American Revolution.
What part of speech is Bunker Hill?
Bunker Hill is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bunker Hill?
Bunker Hill is pronounced /ˈbʌn.kɜɹ hɪl/ (US).

Words near Bunker Hill in the dictionary

  1. bunker buster
  2. bunker busters
  3. bunker down
  4. bunker fuel
  5. bunker fuels
  6. Bunker Hill
  7. bunker oil
  8. bunker oils
  9. bunker out
  10. bunker up
  11. bunker-busting

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