Lincoln Definition & Meaning

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    • Lincoln American [ling-kuhn] / ˈlɪŋ kən /

    noun

    1. Abbey Anna Marie Gaby WooldridgeAminata Moseka, 1930–2010, U.S. jazz singer, activist, and actress.

    2. Abraham, AbeHonest Abe, 1809–65, 16th president of the U.S. 1861–65.

    3. Benjamin, 1733–1810, American Revolutionary general.

    4. Mary Todd, 1818–82, U.S. First Lady 1861–65 (wife of Abraham Lincoln).

    5. a city in and the capital of Nebraska, in the southeastern part.

    6. a city in Lincolnshire, in east central England.

    7. a town in northern Rhode Island.

    8. a city in central Illinois.

    9. a town in southern Ontario, in southern Canada, on Lake Ontario.

    10. Lincolnshire.

    11. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,286 feet (4,357 meters).

    12. one of an English breed of large mutton sheep noted for their heavy fleece of coarse, long wool.

    13. a male given name.

    Lincoln 1 British / ˈlɪŋkən /

    noun

    1. Latin name: Lindum. a city in E central England, administrative centre of Lincolnshire: an important ecclesiastical and commercial centre in the Middle Ages; Roman ruins, a castle (founded by William the Conqueror) and a famous cathedral (begun in 1086). Pop: 85 963 (2001)

    2. a city in SE Nebraska: state capital; University of Nebraska (1869). Pop: 235 594 (2003 est)

    3. short for Lincolnshire

    4. a breed of long-woolled sheep, originally from Lincolnshire

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Lincoln 2 British / ˈlɪŋkən /

    noun

    1. Abraham. 1809–65, US Republican statesman; 16th president of the US. His fame rests on his success in saving the Union in the Civil War (1861–65) and on his emancipation of slaves (1863); assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

    Example Sentences

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    The debate has spilled over into the halls of the Nebraska capitol in Lincoln where lawmakers are considering changes, like lowering annual fees feedlots pay to the committee.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    If Sustainable Beef doesn’t hire him, too, the family might have to move 165 miles east to Lincoln, Neb., where Escobar has family.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    It was an idea reflected in Lincoln’s description, as he assumed office in 1861, of Americans as an “almost chosen people.”

    From The Wall Street Journal

    The festival will also take in two other locations - Lincoln, where it held its inaugural event earlier this year, and Taunton.

    From BBC

    Landmarks like the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and indeed the Kennedy Center were all named after their deaths.

    From Barron's

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