Hillhouse

H4I1L1L1H4O1U1S1E1

proper noun

A neighbourhood in Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1417)

OriginOld English hyll →
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Meanings

proper nounHillhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Hillhouses)

plural Hillhouses · alternative Hillis

  1. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1417)
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6955).
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhyll“hill”
  2. EnglishHillhouse

From Old English hyll (“hill”) + hūs (“house”).

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APA

Hillhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hillhouse

MLA

“Hillhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hillhouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hillhouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hillhouse.

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