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hill station

Noun

Meaning

hill station (plural hill stations)

(chiefly Britain, Pakistan and India, Myanmar) In Southeast Asia, a small community located at a relatively high elevation which serves as a retreat or vacation location during the hot summers; historically, a village or military post so used by colonial officials.

Hill station (Darjeeling, India)

hill-station (plural hill-stations)

Alternative spelling of hill station

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

hill-station

Examples

Mussourie was a breathtakingly picturesque, mist-laden, British-era hill station of the then-Uttar Pradesh. Source: Internet

Schools were shut across Kandy, a hill station popular with tourists, as rioters defied curfews and clashed with police who used teargas to disperse the mobs. Source: Internet

In 1966, the Gurindji people of Wave Hill station commenced the Gurindji strike in a quest for equal pay and recognition of land rights. Source: Internet

Lonavala is a stunning hill station and one of thefamed tourist destination. Source: Internet

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