Hilla

American  

[hil-uh] / ˈhɪl ə /

Also Al-Hillah

noun

1. a city in central Iraq, south of Baghdad.

---

Hilla British  

/ ˈhɪlə /

noun

1. Also called: Al Hillah.  a market town in central Iraq, on a branch of the Euphrates: built partly of bricks from the nearby site of Babylon. Pop: 364 000 (2005 est)

---

Example Sentences

Mr Ahmed said some of the fleeing medical workers arrived with him in Tawila, but many were detained in locations north-west of the city, naming the Garni area, the villages of Turra and Hilla al-Sheikh and the town of Korma.

From BBC

David Johnson, former chairman of the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and his wife, Suzanne, began collecting art 25 years ago, amassing a range of pieces from Lucio Fontana to Jenny Holzer, to Bernd and Hilla Becher.

From New York Times

“I just felt like I had to do something — I thought I’d go crazy if I didn’t have some part in this,” said Hilla Shtein, 49, of Tel Aviv, a human resources manager who goes to the plaza several times a week to work a stand where visitors can make a donation and pick up hats, sweatshirts and buttons that say “Bring them home NOW.”

From New York Times

These and something like another 450 images fill “Bernd & Hilla Becher,” a fascinating, frankly gorgeous show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

From New York Times

Max filmed Bernd and Hilla unloading their heavy-duty equipment, still much as it was in Victorian times, from a classic Volkswagen camper of the 1960s.

From New York Times