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Telegraph Hill

Telegraph Hill proper noun: a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.

Proper noun

Telegraph Hill

  1. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
  2. A hill in Devon, England, United Kingdom.

Origin of Telegraph Hill

From telegraph + hill. From once hosting a telegraph station upon the hill.

Questions about Telegraph Hill

What does Telegraph Hill mean?
Telegraph Hill means a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
What part of speech is Telegraph Hill?
Telegraph Hill is a proper noun.

Words near Telegraph Hill in the dictionary

  1. telegraph boys
  2. telegraph code
  3. telegraph codes
  4. telegraph cucumber
  5. telegraph cucumbers
  6. Telegraph Hill
  7. telegraph line
  8. telegraph lines
  9. telegraph office
  10. telegraph offices
  11. telegraph operator

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