CLINTON

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Clinton mean? 

• CLINTON (noun)
  The noun CLINTON has 4 senses:

1. wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
2. 42nd President of the United States (1946-)
3. United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)
4. a town in east central Iowa

  Familiarity information: CLINTON used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLINTON (noun)

Meaning:

Wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Clinton; Hilary Clinton; Hilary Rodham Clinton

Instance hypernyms:

senator (a member of a senate)

Meaning:

42nd President of the United States (1946-)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

William Jefferson Clinton; President Clinton; Bill Clinton; Clinton

Instance hypernyms:

Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)

Meaning:

United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

DeWitt Clinton; Clinton

Instance hypernyms:

pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)

Meaning:

A town in east central Iowa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Clinton" is a part of...):

Hawkeye State; IA; Iowa (a state in midwestern United States)