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Ham·il·ton  (hml-tn)

1. The capital of Bermuda, on Bermuda Island. Founded in 1790, it is an important tourist resort. Population: 960.

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: 490,268.

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: 60,000.

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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.

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Hamil·toni·an (-tn-n) adj. & n.

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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).

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Hamilton, Edith 1867-1963.

German-born American classicist noted for her engaging studies of ancient life, particularly The Greek Way (1930).

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Hamilton, Lady Emma Lyon 1765?-1815.

British socialite. She became Horatio Nelson's lover in 1798.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hamilton - Irish mathematician (1806-1865) Sir William Rowan Hamilton, William Rowan Hamilton
	2.	Hamilton - English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815) Amy Lyon, Lady Emma Hamilton
	3.	Hamilton - United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970) Alice Hamilton
	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) Alexander Hamilton
	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