LINCOLN


Meaning of LINCOLN in English

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City (pop., 2000: 225,581), capital of Nebraska, U.S. Laid out in 1859 and called Lancaster, it was renamed for

The town was incorporated in 1869 and was the home of the politician William Jennings Bryan from 1887 to 1921. It is a railroad junction and commercial centre serving the surrounding agricultural region. Its institutions of higher education include the University of Nebraska, Union College, and Nebraska Wesleyan University.

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ancient Lindum

City and administrative district (pop., 2001: 85,616), administrative and historic county of Lincolnshire , eastern England.

Under the name Lindum, it served as a Roman fortress, and by AD 71 it had become a settlement for retired soldiers. It later came under Danish rule, and in the Middle Ages it was one of England's major towns. Henry II gave the city its first charter in 1154. It is a market centre for an agricultural region and also possesses some manufacturing. It has many medieval buildings, including the cathedral (begun с 1075).

Lincoln cathedral, Lincolnshire

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Kirstein Lincoln Edward

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

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Lincoln Benjamin

Lincoln Douglas Debates

Steffens Joseph Lincoln

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