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McKinley

mckin·ley

UK/məˈkɪn.li/ US/mʌˈkɪnli/ uncommon informal rare slang us

noun

1.

25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)

Origin

Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaoich, "son of Fionnlaoch (=Fair Warrior)". The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of William McKinley featured on it.

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