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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: 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.

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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.

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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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Hamilton [ˈhæməltən]

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1. (Placename) a port in central Canada, in S Ontario on Lake Ontario: iron and steel industry. Pop.: 322 352 (1996)

2. (Placename) a city in New Zealand, on central North Island. Pop.: 117 100 (1999 est.)

3. (Placename) a town in S Scotland, in South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Pop.: 49 991 (1991)

4. (Placename) the capital and chief port of Bermuda. Pop.: 1100 (1995 est.)

5. (Placename) the former name of the Churchill River in Labrador

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Hamilton²

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1. (Biographies / Hamilton, Alexander (?1757-1804) M, US, POLITICS: statesman) Alexander. ?1757-1804, American statesman. He was a leader of the Federalists and as first secretary of the Treasury (1789-95) established a federal bank

2. (Biographies / Hamilton, Emma, Lady (?1765-1815) F, English, MISC: mistress) Lady Emma. ?1765-1815, mistress of Nelson

3. (Biographies / Hamilton, James, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606-1649) M, Scottish, MISC: courtier, MILITARY: soldier) James, 1st Duke of Hamilton. 1606-49, Scottish supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War: defeated by Cromwell at the Battle of Preston and executed

4. (Biographies / Hamilton, Richard (1922 M, British, ARTS AND CRAFTS: artist) Richard. born 1922, British artist: a pioneer of the pop art style

5. (Biographies / Hamilton, Sir William Rowan (1805-1865) M, Irish, SCIENCE: mathematician) Sir William Rowan. 1805-65, Irish mathematician: founded Hamiltonian mechanics and formulated the theory of quaternions

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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