Gallatin

[ gal-uh-tin ]

/ ˈgæl ə tɪn /

noun

Albert,1761–1849, U.S. statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1801–13.

a town in N Tennessee.

a river in NW Wyoming and SW Montana, flowing NW to join the Jefferson and Madison rivers in forming the Missouri River. 120 miles (193 km) long.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

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Example sentences from the Web for gallatin

Mr. Gallatin moved to have it postponed, in order to take up the bill respecting an additional naval armament.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton
Parties had no longer a principle, and it was clearly time for Mr. Gallatin to retire.
The Life of Albert Gallatin|Henry Adams
Mr. Gallatin at once recognized that the Treasury could no longer be conducted on a peace basis.
Albert Gallatin|John Austin Stevens
Of course it was fully in Mr. Madisons power to retain Mr. Gallatin at his post.
The Life of Albert Gallatin|Henry Adams

Mr. Gallatin moved to strike out the words printed in italic.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton