Parliament Hill

English

Etymology

From parliament +‎ hill.

  • (Ottawa): From being a rise and promontory over the Ottawa River hosting parliament buildings.
  • (Quebec): Calque of French Colline parlementaire From being a rise and promontory over the Saint-Lawrence River hosting parliament buildings.
  • (London): From being a gathering place for troops of the Parliamentarians (Roundheads) during the English Civil War. Apocryphally, the location where the Gunpowder Plot was planned, to blowup the Palace of Westminster (Parliament).

Proper noun

Parliament Hill

  1. (Canada) A hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
    Synonym: (former name) Barrack Hill
  2. (Canada, politics) The Canadian federal government and its houses of parliament
  3. (Quebec) A hill in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
    Synonym: Parlement Hill
  4. (UK) A hill in North London, England, United Kingdom.
    Synonym: (former name) Traitors' Hill

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