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Ham⋅il⋅ton

[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 Mon⋅teith [mon-teeth] , 1853–1947, British general.
6. Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher.
7. Sir William Rowan [roh-uhn] , 1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer.
8. former name of Churchill River.
9. Also called Grand River. a river flowing E through S Labrador into the Atlantic. 600 mi. (965 km).
10. Mount, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4209 ft. (1283 m).
11. a seaport in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario. 312,003.
12. a city on central North Island, in New Zealand. 154,606.
13. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 107,178; 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
14. a city in this district, SE of Glasgow. 46,376.
15. a city in SW Ohio. 63,189.
16. a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda. 3000.
17. a male given name.

Church⋅ill

[chur-chil, -chuhl]
–noun
1. Caryl, born 1938, English playwright and feminist theorist.
2. John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, (“Corporal John”), 1650–1722, British military commander.
3. Lord Randolph (Henry Spencer), 1849–95, British statesman (father of Winston L. S. Churchill).
4. Winston, 1871–1947, U.S. novelist.
5. Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer), 1874–1965, British statesman and author: prime minister 1940–45, 1951–55; Nobel prize for literature 1953.
6. Mount, a mountain in S Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 15,638 ft. (4766 m).
7. a river in Canada, flowing NE from E Saskatchewan through Manitoba to Hudson Bay. ab. 1000 mi. (1600 km) long.
8. Also called Churchill River. Formerly, Hamilton River. a river in SW Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, flowing SE and N through Lake Melville to the Atlantic Ocean. ab. 600 mi. (965 km) long.
9. a seaport and railway terminus in NE Manitoba, on Hudson Bay at the mouth of this river. 1700.
Ham·il·ton   (hām'əl-tən)   
  1. The capital of Bermuda, on Bermuda Island. Founded in 1790, it is an important tourist resort. Population: 969.
  2. A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, at the western end of Lake Ontario southwest of Toronto. It is an industrial center and a thriving port. Population: 505,000.
  3. A burgh of south-central Scotland southeast of Glasgow in a coal and iron region. Population: 48,200.
  4. A city of southwest Ohio north of Cincinnati. It was settled on the site of Fort Hamilton, built in 1791. Population: 62,100.
Hamilton, Alexander 1755?-1804.  
American politician. The first U.S. secretary of the treasury (1789-1795), he established the national bank and public credit system. Hamilton was mortally wounded in a duel with his political rival Aaron Burr.
Ham'il·to'ni·an (-tō'nē-ən) adj. & n.
Hamilton, Alice 1869-1970.  
American toxicologist and physician known for her research on occupational poisons and her book Industrial Poisons in the United States (1925).
Hamilton, Edith 1867-1963.  
German-born American classicist noted for her engaging studies of ancient life, particularly The Greek Way (1930).
Hamilton, Lady Emma Lyon 1765?-1815.  
British socialite. She became Horatio Nelson's lover in 1798.
Hamilton, Mount  
A peak, 1,285 m (4,213 ft) high, of western California east of San Jose. It is the site of Lick Observatory, built in 1876 to 1888 and directed by the University of California.

Hamilton Ham·il·ton (hām'əl-tən), Alice. 1869-1970.

American toxicologist and physician known for her research on occupational poisons and her book Industrial Poisons in the United States (1925).

Hamilton
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