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Ham·il·ton 
[ham-uhl-tuhn] Pronunciation Key
[ham-uhl-tuhn] Pronunciation Key –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] Pronunciation Key, 1853–1947, British general. |
| 6. | Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher. |
| 7. | Sir William Rowan
[roh-uhn] Pronunciation Key, 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. |
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| william rowan hamilton | |
noun | |
| Irish mathematician (1806-1865) [syn: Hamilton] |
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