Parliament Hill

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canada
  2. The Canadian federal government and its houses of parliament Canada
  3. A hill in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Quebec
  4. A hill in North London, England, United Kingdom. UK

词源

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).
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