Hamilton

[ 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.

  1. Edith, 1867–1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer.

  2. Lady Emma Amy, or Emily, Lyon, 1765?–1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson.

  3. Sir Ian Standish Mon·teith [mon-teeth], /ˈmɒn tiθ/, 1853–1947, British general.

  4. Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher.

  5. Sir William Rowan [roh-uhn], /ˈroʊ ən/, 1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer.

  6. former name of Churchill River.

  7. Mount Hamilton, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4,209 feet (1,283 meters).

  8. a seaport in southeastern Ontario, in southeastern Canada, on Lake Ontario.

  9. a city on central North Island, in New Zealand.

  10. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in southern Scotland. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).

  11. a city in this district, southeast of Glasgow.

  12. a city in southwestern Ohio.

  13. a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda.

  14. a male given name.

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How to use Hamilton in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Hamilton (1 of 2)

Hamilton1

/ (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)

  1. a town in S Scotland, in South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Pop: 48 546 (2001)

  2. the capital and chief port of Bermuda. Pop: 3461 (2000)

  3. the former name of Churchill (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for Hamilton (2 of 2)

Hamilton2

/ (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

  1. 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

  2. Lewis (Carl) . born 1985, English racing driver; Formula One world champion (2008)

  3. Richard. 1922–2011, British artist: a pioneer of the pop art style

  4. Sir William Rowan. 1805–65, Irish mathematician: founded Hamiltonian mechanics and formulated the theory of quaternions

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