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Beacon Hill

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Etymology

Calque of Cantonese 煙墩山 /烟墩山.

Definitions

  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.

  2. An area of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

    • Ordered, That the Members of Boston prepare the draft of a Bill for the better securing Beacon-Hill in the Town of Boston.
    • The work on Beacon Hill should be repaired, and, in my opinion, be made strong, as it commands Fort Hill and all the lower works, and would endanger the loss of them, if it should be possessed by the enemy.

  3. A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A hill in Sha Tin district, Hong Kong.

      • As part of our Hong Kong Humans series, Ruixue Zhang finds that the city offers some incredible views… for those brave enough to scale Beacon Hill.
      • There are only 45 units in this low-density and extremely prestigious development on Beacon Hill. It faces south with spectacular views over Kowloon Peninsula, Victoria Harbour and the mountains of The Peak.

    2. A neighbourhood of Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City district, Hong Kong.

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