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. Latin name: Lindum. 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)

2. a city in SE Nebraska: state capital; University of Nebraska (1869). Pop: 235 594 (2003 est)

3. short for Lincolnshire

4. a breed of long-woolled sheep, originally from Lincolnshire

Lincoln

²

/ ˈlɪŋkən /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

The logistics teams only breathe a sigh of relief once every street is clean, the traffic lights are returned, and the pageant of the parade is across the Lincoln Tunnel.

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All grievances not aired at Thanksgiving will find their way to Lincoln Financial Field.

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EUGENE, Ore. — The last time he made it here, to the doorstep of the College Football Playoff, Lincoln Riley could only watch as USC’s hopes slipped away with a single hamstring pull.

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Four years after Lincoln Riley arrived at USC amid gaudy promises to return the football program to national prominence, well, two words.

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It was Abraham Lincoln who decisively developed Niles’s insight and clinched the case for the importance of the Revolution and the Founders to all Americans.

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