Lincoln

[ ling-kuhn ]

/ ˈlɪŋ kən /

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noun

Abbey Anna Marie Gaby Wooldridge; Aminata Moseka, 1930–2010, U.S. jazz singer, activist, and actress.

Abraham, "Abe"; "Honest Abe", 1809–65, 16th president of the U.S. 1861–65.

Benjamin, 1733–1810, American Revolutionary general.

Mary Todd, 1818–82, U.S. First Lady 1861–65 (wife of Abraham Lincoln).

a city in and the capital of Nebraska, in the southeastern part.

a city in Lincolnshire, in east central England.

a town in northern Rhode Island.

a city in central Illinois.

a town in southern Ontario, in southern Canada, on Lake Ontario.

Lincolnshire.

Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,286 feet (4,357 meters).

one of an English breed of large mutton sheep noted for their heavy fleece of coarse, long wool.

a male given name.

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Words nearby Lincoln

Linares, linaria, linarite, Lin Biao, linchpin, Lincoln, Lincoln, Abraham, Lincoln Center, Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincolnesque, Lincoln green

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How to use Lincoln in a sentence

According to these historians of the Civil War and Reconstruction, Lincoln might not have been saying what people think.
Politicians Quote Abraham Lincoln a Lot. Historians Say They Don't Always Do His Words Justice|Olivia B. Waxman|February 11, 2021|Time
Steslow didn’t respond to the Blade’s request for comment for this article and whether he signed an NDA barring him from talking about the Lincoln Project’s internal matters.
Lincoln Project’s avowed ignorance of Weaver texts undercut by leaked communications|Chris Johnson|February 9, 2021|Washington Blade
Johnson, the Democratic vice president, succeeded Lincoln, a Republican.
The war secretary who barricaded himself in his office during an impeachment trial|Ronald G. Shafer|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
Replace the real Lincoln with a completely digital — destroyed — version.
Why visual effects artists love this shiny ball|Phil Edwards|January 22, 2021|Vox

Within these constitutional boundaries, Lincoln pursued, before and during the Civil War, the goal of abolition by individual states.
Working to end slavery, Lincoln found power — and limits — in the Constitution|Elizabeth R. Varon|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Portraits of Lincoln and Eisenhower were removed from the offices of the Republican National Committee.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We tend to think not, but the rise of King, Kennedy, and Lincoln was unlikely, too.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Lincoln Davis and John Barrow and Larry Kissell and Travis Childers and on and on it went.
Southern Dems Won’t Rise Again|Ben Jacobs|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Copperheads, a group of Midwestern Democrats, made the accusation—and far worse—against President Lincoln during Emancipation.
Why We Can’t Quit Calling Presidents ‘Kings’|Kevin Bleyer|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He later drove two Lincoln Continentals into his lake with little in the way of explanation.
Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lincoln Castle, much decayed and ruinous, is an appropriate feature of one of the public parks.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
So we bade farewell to Lincoln, only stopping to ask the hostler for directions to the next town on our way.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
President Lincoln had declared a blockade of the Southern ports as soon as the war had started.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
There is a quaint common-sense in some of his writings which reminds one of the sayings of Abraham Lincoln.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Many notable persons who were present, one of them the Bishop of Lincoln, testified to this event!
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

British Dictionary definitions for Lincoln (1 of 2)

Lincoln¹

/ (ˈlɪŋkən) /

noun

a city in E central England, administrative centre of Lincolnshire: an important ecclesiastical and commercial centre in the Middle Ages; Roman ruins, a castle (founded by William the Conqueror) and a famous cathedral (begun in 1086). Pop: 85 963 (2001)Latin name: Lindum (ˈlɪndəm)

a city in SE Nebraska: state capital; University of Nebraska (1869). Pop: 235 594 (2003 est)

short for Lincolnshire

a breed of long-woolled sheep, originally from Lincolnshire

British Dictionary definitions for Lincoln (2 of 2)

Lincoln²

/ (ˈlɪŋkən) /

noun

Abraham. 1809–65, US Republican statesman; 16th president of the US. His fame rests on his success in saving the Union in the Civil War (1861–65) and on his emancipation of slaves (1863); assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

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