/ Dictionary / Index H hicksville: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hicks•ville Pronunciation: (hiks'vil), [key] — n. Slang. a backward, provincial place; backwater. Hicks•ville Pronunciation: (hiks'vil), [key] — n. a town on W Long Island, in SE New York. 43,245. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Hicksite Hicks yew Related Content Daily Word Quiz: modify Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language