Hilla

American

[hil-uh] / ˈhɪl ə /

Also Al-Hillah

noun

a city in central Iraq, south of Baghdad.

Hilla British

/ ˈhɪlə /

noun

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)

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Hilla

“They didn’t choose to be part of this war,” says Israeli filmmaker Hilla Medalia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

A 1982 black-and-white photograph by Bernd and Hilla Becher shows abandoned cars in the foreground and a hulking industrial behemoth behind them.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021

The newly formed People's National Party, led by Hilla Limann, came to power.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2020

There are small signs of government investment: fancy lampposts in Falluja and Mosul, astro-turf pitches in Hilla and a grass verge with fountains along Baghdad’s airport road.

From Economist ● Mar. 28, 2018

“I’ve got a Bemd and Hilla Becher in my living room,” I boasted.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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