The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Chiltern can refer to the following places:
In England:
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Chiltern Hills, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, known locally as "the Chilterns"
- Chiltern District, a local government district in Buckinghamshire named after the hills
- Chiltern Forest, a forest on the same hills
- Chiltern Open Air Museum, an open-air museum in the same hills
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Chiltern Hundreds, ancient administrative area lying partially in the Chiltern Hills
- Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham, a political appointment
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Chiltern Main Line, an important railway line, that runs through the Chiltern Hills
- Chiltern Railways, the company that operates the line
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Chiltern Radio Network, a group of radio stations based in Dunstable
- Heart Dunstable, one of the stations in that group, previously known as "Chiltern Radio"
In Australia:
- Chiltern, Victoria, a town near Rutherglen
Usage examples of "chiltern".
But I am not Jack Chiltern, I am Jacques Faucon and my papers state that I am married.
Kitty told her nothing of her latest conversation with the tall stranger--she realised she still had no idea who Jack Chiltern was--and, picking up their baggage, helped her maid up on to the deck and down the gangplank on to French soil.
One night in France had shown her that Jack Chiltern was right, they must not stand out in the crowd.
Thus attired, they bundled up their own clothes and carried them to the lower room where Jack Chiltern was waiting for them.
Mr Chiltern is not back by mid-day today, I shall assume he is not coming and we will leave.
The more Kitty learned about the enigmatic Jack Chiltern, the more puzzling she found him.
Had she dreamed that Jack Chiltern had lain beside her, that he had held her in his arms and soothed her?
The imprint of his head dented the pillow beside her, but of Jack Chiltern there was no sign.
She had already made too many false assumptions about Jack Chiltern and here was another proved wrong.
Jack Chiltern was the man who engineered the escape of the Malin courts and that coach was last seen thundering along the road to Ca lais with the National Guard in hot pursuit.
It was taken for granted that Kitty would remain at Chiltern Hall when James and Nanette left.
Now I shall be labelled a hoyden and, if it had not been for Jack Chiltern, it would be much worse.
How did you manage to persuade Viscount Chiltern to take you on, I wonder?
The sound of the word conjured up visions of England, of Chiltern Hall, of his parents and Kitty.
It was September and the leaves were beginning to turn colour in the woods on the estate before the news reached Chiltern Hall that the attempt to rescue Antoinette had failed.