Hillsborough

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proper noun

A town in San Mateo County, California, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in English-speaking countries:
    1. A town in San Mateo County, California, United States.
    2. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Not to be confused with Hillsboro in Caroline County.
    3. A town and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, also spelt Hillsboro.
    4. A township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
    5. A town, the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States.
    6. A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    7. A village in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    8. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    9. The largest town on the island of Carriacou, Grenada.
    10. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
    11. A locality in the Maitland council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    12. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
    13. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
    14. A locality near New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
    15. A village, townland, and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.
    16. A nature reserve at Ilfracombe, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5347).
    17. A suburb in north-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3389). See also football-related senses below.
  2. UKA major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
  3. ball gamesthe home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
    1 more example

    Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on Saturday.

    2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC
  4. broadlyball gamesSheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.

Origin

From hills and borough. The village in New Brunswick was probably named in honour of British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718 - 1793). The civil parish is named after the village.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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