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1 hilly
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2 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.)2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.)3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.)4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.)•- countryman
- countryside* * *I [kʌntri]noundežela, domovina, pokrajina; podeželje, vasfiguratively področje; parliament British English to appeal to the country — razpustiti parlament; razpisati nove volitve; British English parliament raziti sein the country — na deželi, na vasiAmerican God's own country — ZDAII [kʌntri]adjectivepodeželski, pokrajinski; domovinskicountry cousin humorously podeželan, ki je ves zgubljen v mestnem vrvežu -
3 heather
['heðə](a plant with small purple or white flowers growing eg in hilly parts of Britain.) vresje* * *[héðə]nounbotany vresje, resato set the heather on fire — povzročiti nemir, zmešnjavoScottish to take to the heather — oditi v gozdove, postati izobčenec -
4 hill
[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) hrib2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) vzpon•- hillock- hilly
- hillside* * *I [hil]noungrič, hrib, hribčekfiguratively over the hill — čez najhujše (se prebiti)American colloquially not worth a hill of beans — še počenega groša ni vrednoII [hil]transitive verbnakopičiti, napraviti hribčke
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Hilly — Hill y, a. 1. Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country. Hilly steep. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Lofty; as, hilly empire. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hilly — late 14c., from HILL (Cf. hill) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
hilly — ► ADJECTIVE (hillier, hilliest) ▪ having many hills. DERIVATIVES hilliness noun … English terms dictionary
hilly — [hil′ē] adj. hillier, hilliest 1. full of hills; rugged, uneven, and rolling 2. like a hill; steep hilliness n … English World dictionary
hilly — UK [ˈhɪlɪ] / US adjective Word forms hilly : adjective hilly comparative hillier superlative hilliest a hilly area has a lot of hills a hilly landscape … English dictionary
hilly — hill|y [ hıli ] adjective a hilly area has a lot of hills: a hilly landscape … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hilly — [[t]hɪ̱li[/t]] hillier, hilliest ADJ GRADED A hilly area has many hills. The areas where the fighting is taking place are hilly and densely wooded … English dictionary
hilly — hilliness, n. /hil ee/, adj., hillier, hilliest. 1. full of hills; having many hills; hilly country. 2. resembling a hill; elevated; steep. [1350 1400; ME; OE hyllic. See HILL, Y1] * * * … Universalium
hilly — adj. Hilly is used with these nouns: ↑country, ↑countryside, ↑terrain … Collocations dictionary
hilly — hill|y [ˈhıli] adj comparative hillier superlative hilliest having a lot of hills hilly region/area/terrain etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
hilly — adjective having a lot of hills: a hilly region … Longman dictionary of contemporary English