THE HILL
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)
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)
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