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Chiltern Hills

American  
[chil-tern] / ˈtʃɪl tərn /

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a range of chalk hills in Oxford and Buckinghamshire, S England. Highest peak, Coombe Hill, 852 feet (260 meters).


Chiltern Hills British  
/ ˈtʃɪltən /

plural noun

  1. a range of low chalk hills in SE England extending northwards from the Thames valley. Highest point: 260 m (852 ft)

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Dr Ian Evans of Natural England went out to Spain in the 1990s to collect wild red kites for release in the Chiltern Hills.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022

Her sense of restlessness was crystallized by a family tragedy: in 2003, her father, a recreational pilot, died in a plane crash when he was flying solo in the Chiltern Hills.

From The New Yorker • May 13, 2019

She spent her childhood across the Chiltern Hills in Wheatley, where her father was a vicar.

From Economist • Jul. 14, 2016

Slater's production takes this basic idea and shouts it across the Chiltern Hills.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2012

From Houghton House there is a view of the Chiltern Hills.

From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Clarke, Helen Archibald

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