Hillsboro

Portland suburb, west

Hillsboro is a common American place name, appearing in over a dozen states.

The most prominent is Hillsboro, Oregon, a city in the Portland metropolitan area and home to major technology companies.

Most towns bearing this name were named for early settlers or local hills.

Also spelled Hillsborough.

place

Oregon

Northwestern U.S. state

suburbOutlying residential district
PortlandMajor Oregon city
municipalityLocal governing district

incorporated · township · downtown · locale · settlement · town · village · hamlet · community · neighborhood

economy

Intel

Semiconductor corporation from California

semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
industryEconomic production sector
agricultureCultivation of land, livestock

farming · vineyard · winery · orchard · crop · harvest · employment · business · commerce · manufacturing

community

residents

People living somewhere

localsArea's permanent inhabitants
inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
neighborhoodResidential area nearby

civic · council · mayor · zoning · volunteerism · engagement · fellowship · togetherness · cooperative · partnership

geography

rolling

Turning over repeatedly

valleysLow areas between hills
terrainLand's physical features
elevationHeight above reference point

ridges · knolls · mounds · hillocks · undulating · topography · slopes · foothills · plateau · escarpment

Opposites

oregon political/administrative status

HillsboroSalem

City or name

portland metro geography

HillsboroPortland

Major Oregon city

Family

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G