The Hill (disambiguation)

See also Hill.

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"The Hill" is a common nickname for the most prominent geological feature of its kind in an area, or for the neighborhood, structures, or institutions associated with it. For example,

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• The Hill is a historically Italian-American neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri.
• The Hill, South Africa is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
• "The Hill" is often used to refer to Hill 16, the terraced section of Croke Park, which was originally built from some of the rubble created in Dublin following the Easter Rising in 1916. It is a popular place for Dublin fans during gaelic football matches there.
• "The Hill" is the unique "grass-seating" area of Scott Stadium, an American football stadium in the United States that is home to the Virginia Cavaliers. Seating here (actually, there are no seats) is popular among students, young adults, and children.
• "The Hill" is a nickname for the Capitol Hill district in Washington, DC and by extension, the United States Congress. Similarly, "The Hill" may refer to
• other Capitol Hills, as those of Denver, Colorado; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; or Seattle, Washington;
• "Capital Hill," site of the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia;
• "Parliament Hill," the buildings and institution of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa.
• The Hill is a 1965 war film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery.
• The Hill (newspaper) is a weekly newspaper covering the U.S. Congress.
• In slang, "the hill" refers, usually facetiously, to either the peak or the midpoint of one's life; someone who is "over the hill" may be said to be aging or in decline.
• "The Hill" is a nickname for Cornell University, Hamilton College and other institutions located atop hills.
• In Christianity, "the Hill" may refer to the "City on a Hill" in Augustine of Hippo's City of God.
• The Hill School is a private boarding school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.