"Telegraph Hill" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From telegraph + hill. From once hosting a telegraph station upon the hill. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|telegraph|hill}} telegraph + hill Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Telegraph Hill}} Telegraph Hill
  1. A placename.
    A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in California, USA, Places in San Francisco, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Telegraph_Hill-en-name-ZOfYei5Z Categories (other): Neighborhoods of San Francisco, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. A placename.
    A hill in Devon, England, United Kingdom.
    Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England
    Sense id: en-Telegraph_Hill-en-name-XKxl3bbx Categories (other): Hills
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Flag Hill, Radio Hill, Semaphore Hill, Signal Hill, Station Hill
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