English Explanatory Dictionary

Parliament Hill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  2. The Canadian federal government and its houses of parliament
  3. A hill in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
  4. A hill in North London, England, United Kingdom.

Word forms

Parliament Hill

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

Barrack Hill Parlement Hill Traitors' Hill

Related words

Capital Capital Hill Capitol Capitol Hill House of Parliament Houses of Parliament Palace of Parliament Parliament
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