Definitions for Hamilton
ˈhæm əl tənHamil·ton

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1. Hamilton, William Rowan Hamilton, Sir William Rowan Hamiltonnoun

   Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

2. Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Amy Lyonnoun

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

3. Hamilton, Alice Hamiltonnoun

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

4. Hamilton, Alexander Hamiltonnoun

   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. Hamiltonnoun

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

6. Hamiltonnoun

   the capital of Bermuda

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1. hamiltonnoun

   (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.

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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. Lewis Hamilton:

   It feels great. A huge contrast to last year when we were down on poles, on qualifying results and I was always having to come from behind, this year qualifying has been awesome... Lewis Hamilton( Rosberg) was still quick, able to close the gap at times and Lewis Hamilton will still be a threat. But my qualifying pace is how it should be.

2. Cara Maas:

   It's a dream come true, i love Alexander Hamilton, the man himself, and I love the fact that there's a musical about him.

3. 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.

4. Gary Howe:

   It's ridiculous, especially when U.S. Steel Canada (took) just a day to think about it. This is going to cause people in Hamilton to be extremely upset and it's irresponsible.

5. Ken Thompson:

   Wrongful convictions ultimately destroy the lives of the people who are wrongfully convicted, as well as their families, and also do great damage to the integrity of the justice system, the people of Brooklyn elected me to ensure that justice is done and that is what my decision to vacate Derrick Hamilton’s conviction reflects.

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