Hamilton
Americannoun
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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.
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Alice, 1869–1970, U.S. physician, educator, and toxicologist.
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Edith, 1867–1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer.
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Lady Emma Amy, or Emily, Lyon, 1765?–1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson.
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Sir Ian Standish Monteith 1853–1947, British general.
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Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher.
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Sir William Rowan 1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer.
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former name of Churchill River.
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Mount Hamilton, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4,209 feet (1,283 meters).
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a seaport in southeastern Ontario, in southeastern Canada, on Lake Ontario.
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a city on central North Island, in New Zealand.
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an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in southern Scotland. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
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a city in this district, southeast of Glasgow.
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a city in southwestern Ohio.
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a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda.
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a male given name.
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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
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Lady Emma. ?1765–1815, mistress of Nelson
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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
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Lewis (Carl) . born 1985, English racing driver; Formula One world champion (2008)
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Richard. 1922–2011, British artist: a pioneer of the pop art style
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Sir William Rowan. 1805–65, Irish mathematician: founded Hamiltonian mechanics and formulated the theory of quaternions
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a port in central Canada, in S Ontario on Lake Ontario: iron and steel industry. Pop: 618 820 (2001)
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a city in New Zealand, on central North Island. Pop: 129 300 (2004 est)
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a town in S Scotland, in South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Pop: 48 546 (2001)
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the capital and chief port of Bermuda. Pop: 3461 (2000)
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the former name of Churchill
Example Sentences
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Hamilton hung on for a few laps before Norris finally took fifth place for good with two laps to go.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
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 • Mar. 29, 2026
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 • Mar. 28, 2026
BNY, for example, said it employs dozens of AI ‘digital employees’ that have company logins and human managers, many of whom go by the name Eliza, named after the wife of BNY founder Alexander Hamilton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
As for Adams himself, without Jefferson as a colleague, with a Federalist cabinet filled with men loyal to Hamilton, he was left alone with Abigail, the only collaborator he could truly trust.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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