Hamilton (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.
  2. U.S. physician, educator, and toxicologist.
  3. U.S. classical scholar and writer.
  4. mistress of Viscount Nelson.
  5. British general.
  6. Scottish philosopher.
  7. Irish mathematician and astronomer.
  8. former name of Churchill River.
  9. a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4,209 feet (1,283 meters).
  10. a seaport in southeastern Ontario, in southeastern Canada, on Lake Ontario.
  11. a city on central North Island, in New Zealand.
  12. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in southern Scotland. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
  13. a city in this district, southeast of Glasgow.
  14. a city in southwestern Ohio.
  15. a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda.
  16. a male given name.
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)
  3. a town in S Scotland, in South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Pop: 48 546 (2001)
  4. the capital and chief port of Bermuda. Pop: 3461 (2000)
  5. the former name of Churchill (def. 1)
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
  3. 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
  4. Lewis (Carl) . born 1985, English racing driver; Formula One world champion (2008)
  5. Richard. 1922–2011, British artist: a pioneer of the pop art style
  6. Sir William Rowan. 1805–65, Irish mathematician: founded Hamiltonian mechanics and formulated the theory of quaternions
Hamilton (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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