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Hillsborough

Hillsborough proper noun: a town in San Mateo County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Hillsborough

  1. A town in San Mateo County, California, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Not to be confused with Hillsboro in Caroline County.
  3. A town and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, also spelt Hillsboro.
  4. A township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
  5. A town, the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States.
  6. A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  7. A village in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  8. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  9. The largest town on the island of Carriacou, Grenada.
  10. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
  11. A locality in the Maitland council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  12. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
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  1. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  2. A locality near New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  3. A village, townland, and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  4. A nature reserve at Ilfracombe, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5347).
  5. A suburb in north-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3389). See also football-related senses below.
  6. (UK) A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
  7. the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
    • Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on...2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC
  8. (broadly) Sheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.

Origin of Hillsborough

From hills and borough. The village in New Brunswick was probably named in honour of British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718 - 1793). The civil parish is named after the village.

Words formed from Hillsborough

Questions about Hillsborough

What does Hillsborough mean?
Hillsborough means a town in San Mateo County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Hillsborough?
Hillsborough is a proper noun.

Words near Hillsborough in the dictionary

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

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