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Lincoln
[ ling-kuhn ]
noun
- Abbey Anna Marie Gaby WooldridgeAminata Moseka, 1930–2010, U.S. jazz singer, activist, and actress.
- Abraham, AbeHonest Abe, 1809–65, 16th president of the U.S. 1861–65.
- Benjamin, 1733–1810, American Revolutionary general.
- Mary Todd, 1818–82, U.S. First Lady 1861–65 (wife of Abraham Lincoln).
- a city in and the capital of Nebraska, in the southeastern part.
- a city in Lincolnshire, in east central England.
- a town in northern Rhode Island.
- a city in central Illinois.
- a town in southern Ontario, in southern Canada, on Lake Ontario.
- Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,286 feet (4,357 meters).
- one of an English breed of large mutton sheep noted for their heavy fleece of coarse, long wool.
- a male given name.
Lincoln
1/ ˈɪŋə /
noun
- 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) Latin nameLindumˈlɪndəm
- a city in SE Nebraska: state capital; University of Nebraska (1869). Pop: 235 594 (2003 est)
- short for Lincolnshire
- a breed of long-woolled sheep, originally from Lincolnshire
Lincoln
2/ ˈɪŋə /
noun
- LincolnAbraham18091865MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of statePOLITICS: emancipator 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
Example Sentences
Abraham Lincoln said, “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history” during the Civil War, and he was right.
USC coach Lincoln Riley said he feels about the offensive line early in spring practice.
As a minister at the Church of the Epiphany, an Episcopal church in Lincoln Heights, Estrada baptized Jimenez when she was a child, and later baptized her two daughters.
A confluence of gentrification and changing social attitudes towards queer people in post-war society fractured the city’s physical queer community north across neighborhoods like Old Town and Lincoln Park.
Good Neighbor Bar — near Crosby Street and Lincoln Avenue, around the corner from Gill’s house — opened 21 days after the fire.
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