Definitions for Hamilton
ˈhæm əl tənHamil·ton

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1. Hamilton, William Rowan Hamilton, Sir William Rowan Hamilton(noun)

   Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

2. Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Amy Lyon(noun)

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

3. Hamilton, Alice Hamilton(noun)

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

4. Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton(noun)

   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)

5. Hamilton(noun)

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

6. Hamilton(noun)

   the capital of Bermuda

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1. hamilton(Noun)

   (slang: a United States ten-dollar bill).

   Etymology: Scottish lowlands family name originating from a place name in Leicestershire, from hamel + dune.

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1. Hamilton

   Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately 130 km south of Auckland. It sits at a major road and rail nexus in the centre of the Waikato basin, on both banks of the Waikato River. Initially an agricultural service centre, it now has a growing and diverse economy and is the third fastest growing urban area in New Zealand. Education and research and development play an important part in Hamilton's economy, as the city is home to approximately 40,000 tertiary students and 1,000 PhD scientists.

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1. Hamilton

   a town of Lanarkshire, on the Clyde, 10 m. SE. of Glasgow; mining is the chief industry. Also a city (49) of Canada, on Burlington Bay, at the west end of Lake Ontario, 40 m. SW. of Toronto; is an important railway centre, and has manufactories of iron, cotton, and woollen goods, &c. Hamilton, Alexander

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1. hamilton

   Song lyrics by hamilton -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by hamilton on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce Hamilton?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hamilton in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hamilton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Hamilton in a Sentence

1. Nathan Raab of The Raab:

   There are few moreiconic people in American history than Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, and their relationship and visions represented distinct paths that Americacould take.

2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.

3. Will Rogers:

   Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing -- and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.

4. Mark Webber:

   I think he needs a couple more lieutenants, he needs to have less responsibility in the team and just more reassurance that the Monday to Friday stuff is going to be dealt with, seb's still has got it, but it's a real challenge to stay ahead against a Mercedes-Lewis Hamilton factor week in and week out.

5. Lindsey Graham:

   We’re taking the nomination process to a place it was never intended to go by the framers of the Constitution, alexander Hamilton would be rolling in his grave.

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