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Different regions of Britain have a wide range of different local expressions for hills, largely stemming from various invaders in the past.
Eg, hills in the north of England are called "Fells" (from the Norse "fiall" - mountain; compare the modern Germans "Fels", meaning rock or stone). In the south of England they are "Downs" (from the Celtic "dun" - "sandy hill". It's the same origin as "dune", as in "sand dune").
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