Hillsboro

希尔斯伯勒（地名）

发音

/ˈhɪlz.bʌ.ɹoʊ/

释义与例句

name
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    A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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    A town in Alabama.

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    An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for early settlers John and Isaac Hill.

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    A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois; perhaps named for the area's hilly terrain, or for Hillsborough, North Carolina.

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    A town in Fountain County, Indiana; named for the area's hilly terrain.

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    An unincorporated community in Henry County, Indiana; named for its relatively high elevation.

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    A city in Iowa.

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    A city in Kansas; named for early settler John Gillespie Hill.

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    An unincorporated community in Kentucky.

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    A small town in Caroline County, Maryland. Not to be confused with Hillsborough in Prince George's County.

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    A census-designated place in Mississippi.

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    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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    A census-designated place in New Mexico.

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    A city, the county seat of Traill County, North Dakota; named for Canadian-American railroad official James J. Hill.

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    A city, the county seat of Highland County, Ohio; named for nearby hills.

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    A city, the county seat of Washington County, Oregon; named for early settler and Oregon politician David Hill.

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    A census-designated place in Tennessee.

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    A city, the county seat of Hill County, Texas; named for its county.

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    An unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia.

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    A town in Loudoun County, Virginia.

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    A town in West Virginia; named for early settler John Hill.

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    A city in Wisconsin.

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary