Rosehill

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of rosella (“type of parrot”)

    "Our rosehills inhabit a region quite as cold as the south of England, while the Macquarie parrot is the inmate of an island even more bleak […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in England:; A suburb in borough of Sutton, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2666).
  2. 2
    A number of places in England:; A suburb of Altrincham, Trafford borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ7686).
  3. 3
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6630).
  4. 4
    A number of places in England:; A suburb of Wallsend, North Tyneside borough, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3166).
  5. 5
    Places in Scotland:; A suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeen council area (OS grid ref NJ9208).
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  1. 6
    Places in Scotland:; A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NO5499).
  2. 7
    A community in Caledon, Ontario, Canada.
  3. 8
    A suburb in the Parramatta council area, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. 9
    A southern suburb of Auckland, near Papakura New Zealand.

Example

More examples

"Our rosehills inhabit a region quite as cold as the south of England, while the Macquarie parrot is the inmate of an island even more bleak […]"

Etymology

From rose + hill.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.