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Chiltern Hills

American

[chil-tern] / ˈtʃɪl tərn /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

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

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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Its felling had been delayed since last year after bats were discovered roosting at the site, which is in the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 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

Now, it would serve my purpose, since I am determined to go abroad and seek fortune under some more propitious sky than that which extends over the Chiltern Hills.

From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Reid, Mayne

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