Lincoln

[ ling-kuhn ]

noun

1. Abbey Anna Marie Gaby WooldridgeAminata Moseka, 1930–2010, U.S. jazz singer, activist, and actress.
2. Abraham, AbeHonest Abe, 1809–65, 16th president of the U.S. 1861–65.
3. Benjamin, 1733–1810, American Revolutionary general.
4. Mary Todd, 1818–82, U.S. First Lady 1861–65 (wife of Abraham Lincoln).
5. a city in and the capital of Nebraska, in the southeastern part.
6. a city in Lincolnshire, in east central England.
7. a town in northern Rhode Island.
8. a city in central Illinois.
9. a town in southern Ontario, in southern Canada, on Lake Ontario.
10. Lincolnshire.
11. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,286 feet (4,357 meters).
12. one of an English breed of large mutton sheep noted for their heavy fleece of coarse, long wool.
13. a male given name.

Lincoln

¹

/ ˈlɪŋkən /

noun

1. LincolnAbraham18091865MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of statePOLITICS: emancipator Abraham. 1809–65, US Republican statesman; 16th president of the US. His fame rests on his success in saving the Union in the Civil War (1861–65) and on his emancipation of slaves (1863); assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

Lincoln

²

/ ˈlɪŋkən /

noun

1. a city in E central England, administrative centre of Lincolnshire: an important ecclesiastical and commercial centre in the Middle Ages; Roman ruins, a castle (founded by William the Conqueror) and a famous cathedral (begun in 1086). Pop: 85 963 (2001) Latin nameLindumˈlɪndəm
2. a city in SE Nebraska: state capital; University of Nebraska (1869). Pop: 235 594 (2003 est)
3. See Lincolnshire
   short for Lincolnshire
4. a breed of long-woolled sheep, originally from Lincolnshire

Example Sentences

Portraits of Lincoln and Eisenhower were removed from the offices of the Republican National Committee.

From The Daily Beast

We tend to think not, but the rise of King, Kennedy, and Lincoln was unlikely, too.

From The Daily Beast

Lincoln Davis and John Barrow and Larry Kissell and Travis Childers and on and on it went.

From The Daily Beast

The Copperheads, a group of Midwestern Democrats, made the accusation—and far worse—against President Lincoln during Emancipation.

From The Daily Beast

He later drove two Lincoln Continentals into his lake with little in the way of explanation.

From The Daily Beast

Lincoln Castle, much decayed and ruinous, is an appropriate feature of one of the public parks.

From Project Gutenberg

So we bade farewell to Lincoln, only stopping to ask the hostler for directions to the next town on our way.

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President Lincoln had declared a blockade of the Southern ports as soon as the war had started.

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There is a quaint common-sense in some of his writings which reminds one of the sayings of Abraham Lincoln.

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Many notable persons who were present, one of them the Bishop of Lincoln, testified to this event!

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