LINCOLN


Meaning of LINCOLN in English

I. ˈliŋ-kən noun

Etymology: Lincoln shire, England

Date: 1837

: any of an English breed of long-wooled mutton-type sheep

II. ˈliŋ-kən biographical name

Abraham 1809-1865 16th president of the United States (1861-65)

• Lin·coln·esque ˌliŋ-kə-ˈnesk or Lin·coln·ian liŋ-ˈkō-nē-ən adjective

III. biographical name

Benjamin 1733-1810 American general in Revolution

IV. ˈliŋ-kən geographical name

1. city SE Nebraska, its capital population 225,581

2. city E England capital of Lincolnshire population 81,900

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.