HAMILTON
Dictionary entry overview: What does Hamilton mean?
• HAMILTON (noun)
The noun HAMILTON has 6 senses:
1. Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
2. English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
3. United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)
4. 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. a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
6. the capital of Bermuda
Familiarity information: HAMILTON used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• HAMILTON (noun)
Meaning:
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hamilton; Sir William Rowan Hamilton; William Rowan Hamilton
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
Meaning:
English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Lady Emma Hamilton; Amy Lyon; Hamilton
Instance hypernyms:
Lady; noblewoman; peeress (a woman of the peerage in Britain)
Meaning:
United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alice Hamilton; Hamilton
Instance hypernyms:
toxicologist (one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment)
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alexander Hamilton; Hamilton
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
Meaning:
A port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Hamilton" is a part of...):
Ontario (a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada)
Meaning:
The capital of Bermuda
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
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