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Chiltern
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English
Etymology
en, but thought to derive from a en cel - toponym, presumably related to height. The other placenames derive from the English hills.
Pronunciation
en /ˈtʃɪltən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-Chilterns.wav UK Chilterns
Proper noun
- s
en uncommon en @ellip of:Chiltern Hills geographic area/and/chalk escarpment co/Oxfordshire,Buckinghamshire,Hertfordshire,Bedfordshire cc/England.
1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184:
CHILTERN, a chain of chalky hills, running from eaſt to weſt through Buckinghamſhire.
en historical en Chiltern Hundreds.
en historical en former local government district in co/Buckinghamshire cc/England abolished on 31 March 2020.
en town s/Victoria c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Chiltern Green
en Chiltern Valley