English Explanatory Dictionary

Lincoln

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and local government district in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9771).
  2. An English surname from Old English.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of American usage, originally in honor of Abraham Lincoln.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. The capital city of Nebraska, and the county seat of Lancaster County.
  6. A city in Talladega County, Alabama, named after Benjamin Lincoln.
  7. A city in Washington County, Arkansas.
  8. A city in Placer County, California.
  9. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sussex County, Delaware. Former name: Lincoln City.
  10. A census-designated place in Bonneville County, Idaho.
  11. A city, the county seat of Logan County, Illinois.
  12. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana.
noun
  1. A brand of American automobile.
  2. An English breed of sheep.
  3. A five-dollar bill.
  4. A high-altitude, long-range bomber based on the Avro Lancaster.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪŋ.kən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Lincoln.wav En-au-Lincoln.ogg

Word forms

Lincoln Lincolns

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lincolle, Lindcolen, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.

Synonyms

Abe Abe Lincoln

Related words

Lindsey dead president Washington Hamilton Jackson Benjamin Franklin

Derived words

Burton-by-Lincoln Lincolnalia Lincoln biscuit Lincoln Center Lincoln City Lincoln County Lincoln dinner Lincolnesque Lincoln green Lincoln Heights Lincolnian Lincolniana Lincoln Island Lincolnite Lincoln-like Lincoln Parish Lincoln Park Lincoln-Reagan dinner Lincoln Red Lincolnshire Lincolnton Lincolnville Port Lincoln West Lincoln
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