HAMILTON


Meaning of HAMILTON in English

/ham"euhl teuhn/ , n.

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. Edith , 1867-1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer.

3. Lady Emma , ( Amy, or Emily, Lyon ), 1765?-1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson.

4. Sir Ian Standish Monteith /mon"teeth/ , 1853-1947, British general.

5. Sir William , 1788-1856, Scottish philosopher.

6. Sir William Rowan /roh"euhn/ , 1805-65, Irish mathematician and astronomer.

7. former name of Churchill River .

8. Also called Grand River . a river flowing E through S Labrador into the Atlantic. 600 mi. (965 km).

9. Mount , a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4209 ft. (1283 m).

10. a seaport in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario. 312,003.

11. a city on central North Island, in New Zealand. 154,606.

12. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 107,178; 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).

13. a city in this district, SE of Glasgow. 46,376.

14. a city in SW Ohio. 63,189.

15. a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda. 3000.

16. a male given name.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .