Hillsboro
English
editEtymology
editVariant 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.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈhɪlz.bʌ.ɹoʊ/
- Hyphenation: Hills‧bo‧ro
- Rhymes: -ɪlzbʌɹəʊ
- Homophone: Hillsborough
Proper noun
editHillsboro
- A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765]
- A town in Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for early settlers John and Isaac Hill.
- A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois; perhaps named for the area's hilly terrain, or for Hillsborough, North Carolina.
- A town in Fountain County, Indiana; named for the area's hilly terrain.
- An unincorporated community in Henry County, Indiana; named for its relatively high elevation.
- A city in Iowa.
- A city in Kansas; named for early settler John Gillespie Hill.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- A small town in Caroline County, Maryland. Not to be confused with Hillsborough in Prince George's County.
- A census-designated place in Mississippi.
- A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Missouri; a translation of Monticello (literally “little mount”), the home of President Thomas Jefferson.
- A census-designated place in New Mexico.
- A city, the county seat of Traill County, North Dakota; named for Canadian-American railroad official James J. Hill.
- A city, the county seat of Highland County, Ohio; named for nearby hills.
- A city, the county seat of Washington County, Oregon; named for early settler and Oregon politician David Hill.
- A census-designated place in Tennessee.
- A city, the county seat of Hill County, Texas; named for its county.
- An unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia.
- A town in Loudoun County, Virginia.
- A town in West Virginia; named for early settler John Hill.
- A city in Wisconsin.
See also
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- English terms coined by Samuel Holland
- English coinages
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɪlzbʌɹəʊ
- Rhymes:English/ɪlzbʌɹəʊ/3 syllables
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- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
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