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Hillingdon

American  
[hil-ing-duhn] / ˈhɪl ɪŋ dən /

noun

  1. a borough of Greater London, England.


Hillingdon British  
/ ˈhɪlɪŋdən /

noun

  1. a residential borough of W Greater London. Pop: 247 600 (2003 est). Area: 110 sq km (43 sq miles)

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The 47-year-old, from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, also worked at west London's Hillingdon Hospital.

From BBC May 7, 2026

Hillingdon houses a higher number of asylum seekers due to its proximity to Heathrow Airport.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

He was taken to Hillingdon Hospital by ambulance where he went into cardiorespiratory arrest and was pronounced dead at 23:55 GMT.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

Hillingdon Council opened a pop-up processing centre in the borough this week to deal with the surge in Chagossian arrivals.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

And we talked hard about the roses; and I told her which were Madame Abel Chatenay, which Marquise de Salisbury, and which Frau Karl Druska, which Lady Ursula and which Lady Hillingdon.

From Jaffery by William John Locke

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