hillsborough
/hˈɪlzbɚoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Example Sentences
- "Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on Saturday."
Etymology
From hills and borough. The village in New Brunswick was probably named in honour of British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718 - 1793). The civil parish is named after the village.
Usage
- British usage