Usually means: Disaster at 1989 football stadium.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word Hillsborough:

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  1. Hillsborough, hillsborough: Wordnik
  2. Hillsborough: Wiktionary
  3. Hillsborough: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. hillsborough: Dictionary.com
  5. Hillsborough (East Indiaman), Hillsborough (electoral district), Hillsborough (ward), Hillsborough: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. hillsborough: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. Hillsborough: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Hillsborough)

noun:  A number of places in English-speaking countries:
noun:  A town in San Mateo County, California, United States.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Not to be confused with Hillsboro in Caroline County.
noun:  A town and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, also spelt Hillsboro.
noun:  A town in and the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States.
noun:  A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
noun:  A village in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
noun:  A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
noun:  The largest town on the island of Carriacou, Grenada.
noun:  A suburb in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
noun:  A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
noun:  A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
noun:  A locality near New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
noun:  A village, townland, and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.
noun:  A nature reserve at Ilfracombe, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5347).
noun:  A suburb in north-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3389). See also football-related senses below.
noun:  (British) A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
noun:  (soccer) the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
noun:  (soccer, by extension) Sheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.

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