Hillsborough

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#1·5h ago

A number of places in English-speaking countries.

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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(British) A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.

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(soccer) the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.

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