Hamilton

[ham-uhl-tuhn]

noun

1. Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.

2. Alice, 1869–1970, U.S. physician, educator, and toxicologist.

3. Edith, 1867–1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer.

4. Lady Emma Amy, or Emily, Lyon, 1765?–1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson.

5. Sir Ian Standish Monteith 1853–1947, British general.

6. Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher.

7. Sir William Rowan 1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer.

8. former name of Churchill River.

9. Mount Hamilton, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4,209 feet (1,283 meters).

10. a seaport in southeastern Ontario, in southeastern Canada, on Lake Ontario.

11. a city on central North Island, in New Zealand.

12. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in southern Scotland. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).

13. a city in this district, southeast of Glasgow.

14. a city in southwestern Ohio.

15. a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda.

16. a male given name.

Hamilton

¹

/ ˈhæməltən /

noun

1. Alexander. ?1757–1804, American statesman. He was a leader of the Federalists and as first secretary of the Treasury (1789–95) established a federal bank

2. Lady Emma. ?1765–1815, mistress of Nelson

3. James, 1st Duke of Hamilton. 1606–49, Scottish supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War: defeated by Cromwell at the Battle of Preston and executed

4. Lewis (Carl) . born 1985, English racing driver; Formula One world champion (2008)

5. Richard. 1922–2011, British artist: a pioneer of the pop art style

6. Sir William Rowan. 1805–65, Irish mathematician: founded Hamiltonian mechanics and formulated the theory of quaternions

Hamilton

²

/ ˈhæməltən /

noun

1. a port in central Canada, in S Ontario on Lake Ontario: iron and steel industry. Pop: 618 820 (2001)

2. a city in New Zealand, on central North Island. Pop: 129 300 (2004 est)

3. a town in S Scotland, in South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Pop: 48 546 (2001)

4. the capital and chief port of Bermuda. Pop: 3461 (2000)

5. the former name of Churchill

Example Sentences

That gave Hamilton the chance to attack Antonelli, but he ran wide with two laps to go and gave the Italian rookie some breathing space.

From BBC

Hamilton outqualified Leclerc for the first time since the British Grand Prix to underline an upturn in form in recent races, but was "ultimately disappointed" in the result.

From BBC

Her older sister Vicky Hamilton disappeared in 1991, sparking one of the most high profile missing person cases of the decade.

From BBC

Scottish Conservative deputy leader Rachael Hamilton Labour was in "complete chaos" on the eve of their party conference.

From BBC

On Thursday afternoon, Hamilton and Pacifica decided to play each other after both schools were given forfeit victories.

From Los Angeles Times