Lincoln: Meaning and Definition of
Lin•coln
Pronunciation: (ling'kun), [key]
— n.
- 1809–65, 16th president of the U.S. 1861–65.
- 1733–1810, American Revolutionary general.
- a city in and the capital of Nebraska, in the SE part. 171,932.
- a city in Lincolnshire, in E central England. 73,200.
- a town in N Rhode Island. 16,949.
- a city in central Illinois. 16,327.
- a town in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario. 14,196.
- Lincolnshire.
- one of an English breed of large mutton sheep noted for their heavy fleece of coarse, long wool.
- a male given name.
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