English > hill: 6 senses > noun 1, object| Meaning | A local and well-defined elevation of the land. |
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| Example | "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia" |
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| Instances | Areopagus | A hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court |
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| Breed's Hill | A hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 |
| Calvary, Golgotha | A hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified |
| Capitol Hill, the Hill | A hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets |
| Cheviots, Cheviot Hills | A range of hills on the border between England and Scotland |
| Cotswolds, Cotswold Hills | A range of low hills in southwestern England |
| Flodden | A hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513 |
| Nilgiri Hills | hills in southern India |
| Palatine | The most important of the Seven Hills of Rome |
| Pennines, Pennine Chain | A system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south |
| San Juan Hill | A hill in eastern Cuba (near Santiago de Cuba) that was captured during the Spanish-American War |
| Seven Hills of Rome | The hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built |
| Zion, Sion | originally / originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites / Israelites) |
| Parts | hillside | The side or slope of a hill |
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| Narrower | butte | A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region |
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| foothill | A relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain |
| knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock | A small natural hill |
| tor | A high rocky hill |
| Broader | natural elevation, elevation | A raised or elevated geological formation |
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| Spanish | cerro, colina, collado, loma, montaña, monte, otero |
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| Catalan | puig, tossal, turó |
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| Adjectives | hilly | having hills and crags |
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| Verbs | hill | form into a hill |
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