Meanings
- CanadagovernmentThe Canadian federal government and its houses of parliament
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
proper nounA hill in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
proper nounA hill in North London, England, United Kingdom.
Origin
- FrenchColline parlementaire
- EnglishParliament Hill
From parliament + hill. * (Ottawa): From being a rise and promontory over the Ottawa River hosting parliament buildings. * (Quebec): Calque of French Colline parlementaire From being a rise and promontory over the Saint-Lawrence River hosting parliament buildings. * (London): From being a gathering place for troops of the Parliamentarians (Roundheads) during the English Civil War. Apocryphally, the location where the Gunpowder Plot was planned, to blowup the Palace of Westminster (Parliament).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French colline du Parlement, Colline du Parlement
- colline du Parlementhill in Ottawa
- Colline du Parlementhill in Ottawa
- Colline parlementairehill in Quebec
- Colline Parlementairehill in Quebec
Cite this entry
Parliament Hill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parliament%20Hill
“Parliament Hill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parliament%20Hill. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parliament Hill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parliament%20Hill.
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