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hilltop

name · noun · 25 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈhɪltɒp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH IH1 L T AA2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona.

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Meaning 2

A number of places in the United States:

Former name of Fuller Acres, California.

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Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pike County, Georgia.

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Meaning 5

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Mercer County, Kentucky.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Anoka County, Minnesota.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

A neighbourhood of Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

A neighbourhood of Columbus, Ohio.

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.

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Meaning 11

A number of places in the United States:

A locality in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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Meaning 12

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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Meaning 13

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Frio County, Texas.

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Meaning 14

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Starr County, Texas.

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Meaning 15

A number of places in the United States:

A neighbourhood of Tacoma, Washington.

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Meaning 16

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia.

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Meaning 17

A place in Canada:

A locality in the Municipal District of Greenview, Alberta.

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Meaning 18

A place in Canada:

A rural community in the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson, Manitoba.

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Meaning 19

A suburb of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9602).

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Meaning 20

A suburb of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1609).

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Meaning 21

A suburb of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand.

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Meaning 22

A rural locality and summit point on Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Meaning 23

A sitio in the barangay of Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.

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Meaning 24

The peak or crest of a hill.

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noun

Meaning 25

the peak of a hill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the sun set behind the brow of distant hills

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Synonyms: brow

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Broader terms: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit

History

Etymology

From hill + top.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 山頂 /山顶 (shāndǐng) — Translations
  • Dutch: heuveltop — Translations
  • Finnish: mäenharja — Translations
  • French: cime — Translations
  • French: sommet — Translations
  • French: pic — Translations
  • French: pinacle — Translations
  • Galician: curuto — Translations
  • Galician: petón — Translations
  • Galician: risca — Translations
  • Galician: croa — Translations
  • Galician: bico — Translations
  • Galician: picouto — Translations
  • Galician: crista — Translations
  • Galician: improada — Translations
  • Māori: tautara — Translations
  • Māori: kehokeho — Translations
  • Portuguese: cume — Translations
  • Thai: ยอดเขา (yɔ̂ɔt-kǎo) — Translations
  • North Tukang Besi: wungka — Translations
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