LINCOLN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Lincoln mean?
• LINCOLN (noun)
The noun LINCOLN has 3 senses:
1. 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
2. capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
3. long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire
Familiarity information: LINCOLN used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• LINCOLN (noun)
Meaning:
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln; President Abraham Lincoln; President Lincoln
Instance hypernyms:
attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
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:
Capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
capital of Nebraska; Lincoln
Instance hypernyms:
state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
Meronyms (parts of "Lincoln"):
University of Nebraska (a university in Lincoln, Nebraska)
Holonyms ("Lincoln" is a part of...):
Cornhusker State; NE; Nebraska (a midwestern state on the Great Plains)
Meaning:
Long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Lincoln" is a kind of...):
domestic sheep; Ovis aries (any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin)
