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Hamilton

proper noun

  1. Canadian city
  2. place name
  3. American founding father
  4. family name
  5. capital of Bermuda
  6. city in New Zealand
  7. city in southwestern Ohio north of Cincinnati
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhæmɪltən/

name

Etymology: From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.

  1. A Scottish surname from Old English.

    “The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr.”

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A Scottish dukedom.
  4. A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland; named for the Clan Hamilton (OS grid ref NS7255).
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  16. A city in Waikato, North Island, New Zealand; named for Cpt. John Fane Charles Hamilton, a commander in the Tauranga Campaign.
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noun

Etymology: From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.

  1. A United States ten-dollar bill.

    “I think the girls all work for $200 p/hr, give or take a few Hamiltons.”

    “We all know that the stock cooler that comes with your CPU will get the job done, but it won't be exceptionally cool, nor are stock coolers particularly quiet or attractive. Aftermarket coolers, on the other hand, are all of the above, and usually cost just a few Hamiltons.”