Lincoln
lin·coln
noun
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
Origin
Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lincolle, Lindcolen, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.
Phrases
- dead president
- Lincoln biscuit
- Lincoln Center
- Lincoln City
- Lincoln County
- Lincoln dinner
- Lincoln green
- Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Island
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