Chiltern

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Chiltern Hills: a geographic area and chalk escarpment in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, England. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncommon, uncountable, usually

    "CHILTERN, a chain of chalky hills, running from eaſt to weſt through Buckinghamſhire."

  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Chiltern Hundreds. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical, uncountable, usually
  3. 3
    A former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020. historical, uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    A town in Victoria, Australia. uncountable, usually

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chiltern hills

Example

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"CHILTERN, a chain of chalky hills, running from eaſt to weſt through Buckinghamſhire."

Etymology

Unknown, but thought to derive from a Celtic toponym, presumably related to height. The other placenames derive from the English hills.

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