Meaning of Hillsborough | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A number of places in English-speaking countries:
2. A town in San Mateo County, California, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Not to be confused with Hillsboro in Caroline County.
4. A town and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, also spelt Hillsboro.
5. A township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
6. A town, the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States.
7. A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
8. A village in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
9. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
10. The largest town on the island of Carriacou, Grenada.
11. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
12. A locality in the Maitland council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
13. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
14. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
15. A locality near New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
16. A village, townland, and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.
17. A nature reserve at Ilfracombe, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5347).
18. A suburb in north-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3389). See also football-related senses below.
19. A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
    British
20. the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
21. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.
    broadly

Examples

“Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support⟳ sadly let⟳ themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on Saturday.”

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