Hillsboro

Hills·bo·ro
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/ˈhɪlz.bʌ.ɹoʊ/

proper noun

A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.First known use 1765
  2. A town in Alabama.
  3. An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for early settlers John and Isaac Hill.
  4. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois; perhaps named for the area's hilly terrain, or for Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  5. A town in Fountain County, Indiana; named for the area's hilly terrain.
  6. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Indiana; named for its relatively high elevation.
  7. A city in Iowa.
  8. A city in Kansas; named for early settler John Gillespie Hill.
  9. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  10. A small town in Caroline County, Maryland. Not to be confused with Hillsborough in Prince George's County.
  11. A census-designated place in Mississippi.
  12. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Missouri; a translation of Monticello (literally “little mount”), the home of President Thomas Jefferson.
  13. A census-designated place in New Mexico.
  14. A city, the county seat of Traill County, North Dakota; named for Canadian-American railroad official James J. Hill.
  15. A city, the county seat of Highland County, Ohio; named for nearby hills.
    1 more example

    The man, Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, was charged with one count of attempting to commit a hate crime, which, because it involved an attempt to kill, is punishable by up to life in prison, and one count of illegally possessing a machine gun, which is punishable by up to 10 years, according to the Justice Department.

    2021 July 21, Michael Levenson, “‘Incel’ Is Charged With Plotting to Shoot Women, U.S. Says”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2021
  16. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Oregon; named for early settler and Oregon politician David Hill.
  17. A census-designated place in Tennessee.
  18. A city, the county seat of Hill County, Texas; named for its county.
  19. An unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia.
  20. A town in Loudoun County, Virginia.
  21. A town in West Virginia; named for early settler John Hill.
  22. A city in Wisconsin.

Origin

From hills + -boro or Hill + -s- + -boro, variant of Hillsborough. The civil parish is named after British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718 - 1793). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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