THE HILL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does the Hill mean? 

• THE HILL (noun)
  The noun THE HILL has 1 sense:

1. a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets

  Familiarity information: THE HILL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THE HILL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Capitol Hill; the Hill

Context example:

they are debating the budget today on Capitol Hill

Instance hypernyms:

hill (a local and well-defined elevation of the land)

Holonyms ("the Hill" is a part of...):

American capital; capital of the United States; Washington; Washington D.C. (the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791)

 Context examples 

When I joined Mr. Peggotty, he was walking slowly and thoughtfully down the hill.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

They descended the hill, crossed the bridge, and drove to the door; and, while examining the nearer aspect of the house, all her apprehension of meeting its owner returned.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Yonder towers, between the wood and the hill, mark the town of Cahors, and beyond it is the land of France.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Once out upon the road, Black Dog, in spite of his wound, showed a wonderful clean pair of heels and disappeared over the edge of the hill in half a minute.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

"Carry us over the hill to the country of the Quadlings," answered the girl.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

All walked quietly through the garden, out at the little back gate, and began to climb the hill that lay between the house and river.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

To the hill, then, I turned.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

It was settled so, upon the hill, while we were walking about with Mr. Knightley.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

"You must take good care of him, Matt," Scott said, as they started down the hill.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

When we had regained our places the Lades were round the curve of the hill and out of sight.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)