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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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From there he travelled through Slough before pivoting north through the Chiltern Hills.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2021

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

I noticed plenty more St Georges as my son and I headed west to Marlow on the Thames, and then struck northwest over the Chiltern Hills to Oxford.

From The Guardian Mar. 7, 2013

Who would ’a expected to find you here among the mountains o’ Italy i’stead o’ the Chiltern Hills, where ye were so snug an’ comfortable!

From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Reid, Mayne

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