Hilla

[ hil-uh ]

/ ˈhɪl ə /

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noun

a city in central Iraq, south of Baghdad.

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Also Al-Hil·lah

[el-hil-uh] /ɛlˈhɪl ə/ .

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How to use Hilla in a sentence

The 40-year-old Voit studied at the Dusseldorf Academy in Germany with Thomas Ruff, a disciple of Bernd and Hilla Becher.
This Is Not a Tree|Philip Gefter|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He wipes his sword, saying, This is what you would deserve, were you not Hilla.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)|Various
C has lost the dead-naming, and ends with the queen's promising to be Hilla's best friend.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)|Various
I followed the lean, brown finger to a spot on a bare hilla sombre splash of black.
Every Man for Himself|Norman Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for Hilla

Hilla

/ (ˈhɪlə) /

noun

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)Also called: Al Hillah

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