Ham·il·ton (h m  l-tn)1. The capital of Bermuda, on Bermuda Island. Founded in 1790, it is an important tourist resort. Population: 969. 2. A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, at the western end of Lake Ontario southwest of Toronto. It is an industrial center and a thriving port. Population: 505,000. 3. A burgh of south-central Scotland southeast of Glasgow in a coal and iron region. Population: 48,200. 4. A city of southwest Ohio north of Cincinnati. It was settled on the site of Fort Hamilton, built in 1791. Population: 62,100. |
| Hamilton, Alexander 1755?-1804. American politician. The first U.S. secretary of the treasury (1789-1795), he established the national bank and public credit system. Hamilton was mortally wounded in a duel with his political rival Aaron Burr. Ham  il·toni·an (-t n -n) adj. & n. |
| Hamilton, Alice 1869-1970. American toxicologist and physician known for her research on occupational poisons and her book Industrial Poisons in the United States (1925). |
| Hamilton, Edith 1867-1963. German-born American classicist noted for her engaging studies of ancient life, particularly The Greek Way (1930). |
| Hamilton, Lady Emma Lyon 1765?-1815. British socialite. She became Horatio Nelson's lover in 1798. |
| Hamilton, Mount A peak, 1,285 m (4,213 ft) high, of western California east of San Jose. It is the site of Lick Observatory, built in 1876 to 1888 and directed by the University of California. |
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| Noun | 1. | Hamilton - Irish mathematician (1806-1865) |
| 2. | Hamilton - English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815) | |
| 3. | Hamilton - United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970) | |
| 4. |  Hamilton - 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. | Hamilton - a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario Ontario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada | |
| 6. | Hamilton - the capital of Bermuda |
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