hill

Also known as hills, elevation

thumb|Euganean Hills in [[Italy]]

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A hill is a landform categorized in the OpenStreetMap database with the tag "natural=hill". It is also classified under the Commons category "Hills". The concept is defined in the Littré dictionary, specifically in the entry for "colline", which provides definitions, citations, and etymology.

The term has an exact match in the purl.obolibrary.org identifier system, designated as ENVO_00000083. It also appears in a Turkic elegant lexicon resource. The subject is referenced by 1,340 other encyclopedia articles.

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Wikidata facts

Has part: summit
Followed by: non-geologically related mountain range
Image: Bacin zari 2015.jpg
Said to be same as: Kuppe

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Commons category: Hills
topic's main category: Category:Hills
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
OpenStreetMap tag: natural=hill
studied by: mountain science
different from: Kopec
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
exact match: turkic.elegantlexicon.com/turkforms.php?form=hillhill
described at URL: www.littre.org/definition/colline
less than: mountain

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

Terminology
Historical significance
Military significance
Sports and games
Notable artificial hills
Mound
Man-made mountain
Gallery
See also
References
External links

thumb|Euganean Hills in [[Italy]]

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as mountains. Hills fall under the category of slope landforms.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hill” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.