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parliament hill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
par-lia-men-t hill
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Canadian usage

name

The Canadian federal government and its houses of parliament

Canadian usage

name

A hill in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

name

A hill in North London, England, United Kingdom.

British usage

Etymology

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).

Usage

Phrases

Capital Hill Capitol Hill House of Parliament Houses of Parliament Palace of Parliament

Frequently Paired Words

Capital Capital Hill Capitol Capitol Hill House of Parliament Houses of Parliament Palace of Parliament Parliament

Synonyms

Barrack Hill Parlement Hill Traitors' Hill

Questions

What does parliament hill mean?
A hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Where does parliament hill come from?
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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