hillsboro
/ˈhɪlz.bʌ.ɹoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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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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An unincorporated community in Henry County, Indiana; named for its relatively high elevation.
Example Sentences
- "The man, Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, was charged with one count of attempting to commit a hate crime, which, because it involved an attempt to kill, is punishable by up to life in prison, and one count of illegally possessing a machine gun, which is punishable by up to 10 years, according to the Justice Department."
Etymology
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.