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Clinton

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. place name
  3. male given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈklɪn.tn̩/ / /klɪn.tən/ / [ˈklɪnʔn̩]

name

Etymology: * (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton. * (given name): Derived from the surnames. * (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.

  1. A surname.

    Miller suffered a little when Glen Chapple and Mark Clinton came together but finished the spell with figures of five for 35 from 11 overs, mirroring the performances earlier when Chapple and Mahmood undermined the Warwickshire innings.

  2. A surname.

    Just as Hillary Rodham Clinton famously put "18 million cracks in the glass ceiling" for women in high office, so there are a number of corporate executives who are doing the same for the lavender ceiling faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. It's just a matter of time before they are promoted to the top job.

    Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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