Parliament Hill

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释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

    加拿大
  2. 2.

    The Canadian federal government and its houses of parliament

    加拿大 政治
  3. 3.

    A hill in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

  4. 4.

    A hill in North London, England, United Kingdom.

    英国

词源

From parliament + hill. * (Ottawa): From being a rise and promontory over the Ottawa River hosting parliament buildings. * (Quebec): Calque of French Colline parlementaire From being a rise and promontory over the Saint-Lawrence River hosting parliament buildings. * (London): From being a gathering place for troops of the Parliamentarians (Roundheads) during the English Civil War. Apocryphally, the location where the Gunpowder Plot was planned, to blowup the Palace of Westminster (Parliament).

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