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.

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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

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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

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Example Sentences

Another blinder of a start on lap one and great wheel to wheel battling throughout, with some quite close call action with Hamilton.

From BBC

He could not get through on Hamilton and then things got worse for him when the engine went into an unexpected recharge session before Spoon Curve on lap 37 and Leclerc was able to pass.

From BBC

Dixon is the “Hamilton” actor who addressed Vice President Mike Pence with a plea for unity following a pre-Inauguration Day Broadway performance.

From Salon

Hamilton said: "I'm not expecting much from it, but I hope they make some big changes. "It's just there'll be a lot of chefs in the kitchen.

From BBC

Hamilton has lagged behind Leclerc all weekend but he got to within 0.162secs in the final session to take up the final place among the big three teams.

From BBC