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Hillsboro

Syllables: Hills·bo·ro/ˈhɪlz.bʌ.ɹoʊ/

Hillsboro proper noun: a civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Proper noun

Hillsboro

  1. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  2. A town in Alabama.
  3. An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for early settlers John and Isaac Hill.
  4. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois; perhaps named for the area's hilly terrain, or for Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  5. A town in Fountain County, Indiana; named for the area's hilly terrain.
  6. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Indiana; named for its relatively high elevation.
  7. A city in Iowa.
  8. A city in Kansas; named for early settler John Gillespie Hill.
  9. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  10. A small town in Caroline County, Maryland. Not to be confused with Hillsborough in Prince George's County.
  11. A census-designated place in Mississippi.
  12. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Missouri; a translation of Monticello (literally “little mount”), the home of President Thomas Jefferson.
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  1. A census-designated place in New Mexico.
  2. A city, the county seat of Traill County, North Dakota; named for Canadian-American railroad official James J. Hill.
  3. A city, the county seat of Highland County, Ohio; named for nearby hills.
    • The man, Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, was charged with one count of attempting to commit a hate crime, which, because it involved an attempt to kill, is punishable by up to life in prison, and one count of illegally possessing a machine gun, which is punishable by up to 10 years, according...2021 July 21, Michael Levenson, “‘Incel’ Is Charged With Plotting to Shoot Women, U.S. Says”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2021
  4. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Oregon; named for early settler and Oregon politician David Hill.
  5. A census-designated place in Tennessee.
  6. A city, the county seat of Hill County, Texas; named for its county.
  7. An unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia.
  8. A town in Loudoun County, Virginia.
  9. A town in West Virginia; named for early settler John Hill.
  10. A city in Wisconsin.

Origin of Hillsboro

From hills + -boro or Hill + -s- + -boro, variant of Hillsborough. The civil parish is named after British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718 - 1793). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

Questions about Hillsboro

What does Hillsboro mean?
Hillsboro means a civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
What part of speech is Hillsboro?
Hillsboro is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hillsboro?
Hillsboro is pronounced /ˈhɪlz.bʌ.ɹoʊ/.

Words near Hillsboro in the dictionary

  1. hills and valleys
  2. Hills Hoist
  3. Hills Hoists
  4. hills of beans
  5. hills to die on
  6. Hillsboro
  7. Hillsborough
  8. Hillsborough County
  9. hillscape
  10. hillscapes
  11. Hillsdale

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