name · noun · 26 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈhɪlˌsaɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:HH IH1 L S AY2 D
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Meaning 1
A place in England:
A hamlet in Luppitt parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST1705).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A place in England:
A suburb of South Brent, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX7060).
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A place in England:
A hamlet in Odiham parish, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7550)
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Meaning 4
A place in England:
A suburb of Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SD3214).
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A place in England:
A hamlet in Ditton Priors parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5987).
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Meaning 6
A place in England:
A small area of Axbridge, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4354).
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Meaning 7
A place in England:
A hamlet in Leigh parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0692).
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Meaning 8
A place in Scotland:
A northern suburb of Portlethen, Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NO9297).
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Meaning 9
A place in Scotland:
A village north of Montrose, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7061).
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Meaning 10
A place in Scotland:
A locality on the isle of Burray, Orkney Islands council area (OS grid ref ND4696).
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Meaning 11
A place in Scotland:
A locality on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area (OS grid ref HY3124).
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Meaning 12
A place in Scotland:
A small settlement near Voe, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU4063).
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Meaning 13
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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A place in Australia:
An area of Glenorie, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Meaning 15
A place in Australia:
A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton and the City of Brimbank, Victoria, Australia
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A place in Australia:
A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado.
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Meaning 18
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Cook County, Illinois.
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Meaning 19
A number of places in the United States:
An area of Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Meaning 20
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Union County, New Jersey.
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Meaning 21
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Ulster County, New York.
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Meaning 22
A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood in north-west Portland, Oregon.
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Meaning 23
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.
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Meaning 24
A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
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Meaning 25
The side of a hill.
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Meaning 26
the side or slope of a hill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: slope, incline, side
Narrower terms: brae
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English hill Proto-Indo-European *seh1-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English hillside From hill + side.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
լանջ
(lanǰ)
— side of a hill
Bulgarian:
склон
(sklon)
— side of a hill
Chinese Mandarin:
半山腰
(bànshānyāo)
— side of a hill