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Hamilton

ha·mil·ton

UK/ˈhæməltən/ US/ˈ-ɪl-/ fairly common slang

noun

1.
2.

English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)

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3.

United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)

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4.

United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)

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5.

a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario

6.

the capital of Bermuda

Origin

From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.

Phrases

  • Hamilton Branch
  • Hamilton City
  • Hamilton County
  • Hamilton East
  • Hamilton Inlet
  • Hamilton North
  • Hamilton-Jacobi equation
  • Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation

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