Definitions for Clinton
ˈklɪn tnClin·ton

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1. Clinton, Hilary Clinton, Hilary Rodham Clinton(noun)

   wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)

2. Clinton, Bill Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton, President Clinton(noun)

   42nd President of the United States (1946-)

3. Clinton, DeWitt Clinton(noun)

   United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)

4. Clinton(noun)

   a town in east central Iowa

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1. Clinton(ProperNoun)

   from either of several places named "Glinton" or "Glympton".

2. Clinton(ProperNoun)

   transferred from the surnames, used since the 19th century.

3. Clinton(ProperNoun)

   A surname. An Irish surname An English habitational surname from a river and city 15 miles NW of Oxford, England named "Glinton" or "Glympton".

   Etymology: ( English habitational surname ) : A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton or Glympton. From Old English tun ("enclosure, homestead, town") , equivalent to the modern +‎ -ton. ( given name ) : Derived from the surnames. ( DeWitt County ) : Named after DeWitt Clinton.

4. Clinton(ProperNoun)

   A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.

   Etymology: ( English habitational surname ) : A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton or Glympton. From Old English tun ("enclosure, homestead, town") , equivalent to the modern +‎ -ton. ( given name ) : Derived from the surnames. ( DeWitt County ) : Named after DeWitt Clinton.

5. Clinton(ProperNoun)

   A placename A small town in South Otago, New Zealand. A city, the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. A city, the county seat of DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. Named after DeWitt Clinton. A city, the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. A home rule city, the county seat of Hickman County, Kentucky, United States. A town, the parish seat of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Missouri, United States. A city, the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. A city, the county seat of Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.

   Etymology: ( English habitational surname ) : A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton or Glympton. From Old English tun ("enclosure, homestead, town") , equivalent to the modern +‎ -ton. ( given name ) : Derived from the surnames. ( DeWitt County ) : Named after DeWitt Clinton.

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1. Clinton

   Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census.

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   Rank popularity for the word 'Clinton' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4485

How to pronounce Clinton?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Clinton in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Clinton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Clinton in a Sentence

1. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   I think anything that divides this sort of right-of-center world is not helpful, and I don’t think it’s a good idea to do anything that helps us elect Hillary Clinton.

2. Peter Brown:

   The only way Secretary Clinton is going to lose the nomination is a scenario in which she drops the early Iowa and New Hampshire contests to Sen. Sanders, who then might become the 'momentum' candidate.

3. Rahm Emanuel:

   I am trying to look for history to draw lessons. Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama — all younger than age 50, all from outside of Washington. ... My general rule is that has worked for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the last thing I think we need is a nominee who owns Washington.

4. Brian Fallon:

   We firmly oppose the complete blocking of the release of these emails. Since first providing her emails to the State Department more than one year ago, Hillary Clinton has urged that they be made available to the public. We feel no differently today.

5. Tom Fitton:

   Our proposed discovery, which will require court approval, will include testimony of current and former officials of the State Department, while Mrs. Clinton’s testimony may not be required initially, it may happen that her testimony is necessary for the Court to resolve the legal issues about her unprecedented email practices.

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