lincoln

lin-coln · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A surname, most famously associated with Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.

  2. 2.

    A city in eastern England, the county town of Lincolnshire.

  3. 3.

    The capital city of Nebraska, United States.

Related words

See also: city, president

Etymology

From the Old English name for the city, derived from Latin Lindum Colonia, from Brittonic Lindon ("pool, lake") combined with Latin colonia ("colony").