Shiloh

American

[shahy-loh] / ˈʃaɪ loʊ /

noun

a national park in SW Tennessee: Civil War battle 1862.
an ancient town in central Palestine, west of the Jordan River.

Shiloh British

/ ˈʃaɪləʊ /

noun

a town in central ancient Palestine, in Canaan on the E slope of Mount Ephraim: keeping place of the tabernacle and the ark; destroyed by the Philistines

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Sierra Canyon transfer Shiloh Wickliffe has played in only four games but has already shown potential as a hitter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Chrissy Salmon, team leader at Shiloh Church, said over the past six months they had seen "a lot more people coming through" as well as a lot "coming for the first time".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The team reports that post-domestication wolf ancestry occurs across a broad range of breeds, from the large Shiloh shepherd to the tiny chihuahua.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

Amichai Luria, a long-time settler from Ma'ale Levona and manager of a winery in the nearby settlement of Shiloh, told me the current focus on settler violence was overblown.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Having Shiloh a secret is like a bomb waiting to go off.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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