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Hamilton

American  
[ham-uhl-tuhn] / ˈhæm əl tən /

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 British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Hamilton 2 British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Ministers had agreed to release correspondence with the secretariat working for Hamilton - but said it was taking time to make necessary redactions.

From BBC

Para-snowboarders Matt Hamilton and Nina Sparks have been added to the team, and Sparks will become the first female snowboarder to represent Britain at a Paralympics.

From BBC

Birmingham 73, Hamilton 28: The Patriots advanced to the City Section Open Division final with two freshmen in the starting five.

From Los Angeles Times

Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday said that Ferrari's new car has his "DNA" within it as the seven-time world champion put it through its paces on the first day of the second pre-season test in Bahrain.

From Barron's

Hamilton said he did not yet have a clear picture on how the new rules would affect racing, and said: "I don't know if it's going to be better."

From BBC