HAMILTON


Meaning of HAMILTON in English

I. Hamilton BrE AmE

the capital city and main port of Bermuda, on Bermuda Island

II. Ham ‧ il ‧ ton, Al ‧ ex ‧ an ‧ der /ˈhæməltən, ˈhæmɪltən, ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəʳ $ -ˈzæn-/ BrE AmE

(?1755–1804) a US politician who helped to write the ↑ Constitution of the United States and was the first US Secretary of the Treasury from 1789 to 1795. Alexander Hamilton’s picture is printed on the US ten-dollar ↑ bill .

III. Ham·il·ton, Lew·is /ˈhæməltən ˈluːəs, ˈhæmɪltən ˈluːəs/ BrE AmE

(1985- a British Formula One RACING DRIVER who began driving for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team in 2007. He finished in second place in the 2007 Formula One Championship. Hamilton is the first black MIXED RACE person to drive in Formula One.

IV. Hamilton, Neil /niːl/ BrE AmE

(1949–) a British man who was a Conservative Member of Parliament. In 1994, The Guardian newspaper ↑ accuse d him of receiving money from Mohamed Al-Fayed, the owner of Harrods, for asking questions in the House of Commons. This became known as the ‘Cash-for-questions affair’. Hamilton was forced to leave his job as Corporate Affairs Minister. In the 1997 election, Martin Bell, a well-known BBC ↑ journalist , successfully fought as an independent ↑ candidate against Hamilton. Hamilton’s wife, Christine (1949–), is known for having a strong personality, and she usually appears with him in public. Since he left parliament, they have appeared together in a number of television entertainment programmes.

V. Hamilton, Thomas BrE AmE

⇨ ↑ Dunblane

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.