Chiltern

== English == === Etymology === Unknown, but thought to derive from a Celtic toponym, presumably related to height. The other placenames derive from the English hills. === Proper noun === Chiltern (usually uncountable, plural Chilterns) (uncommon) Ellipsis of Chiltern Hills: a geographic area and chalk escarpment in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, England. 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184: CHILTERN, a chain of chalky hills, running from eaſt to weſt through Buckinghamſhire. (historical) Ellipsis of Chiltern Hundreds. (historical) A former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020. A town in Victoria, Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== Chiltern Green Chiltern Valley