Hun·ting·ton

(hŭn′tĭng-tən)

A city of western West Virginia on the Ohio River west of Charleston. Founded in 1871 as a railroad terminus, it has glass and chemical industries.

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Hun•ting•ton

(ˈhʌn tɪŋ tən)

n.

1. Collis Potter, 1821–1900, U.S. railroad developer.

2. Samuel, 1731–96, U.S. statesman: governor of Connecticut 1786–96.

3. a city in W West Virginia, on the Ohio River. 56,300.

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Noun	1.	Huntington - United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea George Huntington
	2.	Huntington - American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796) Samuel Huntington
	3.	Huntington - United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900) Collis Potter Huntington
	4.	Huntington - a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha Mountain State, West Virginia, WV - a state in east central United States

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Huntington, the great railroad man, he gave me two dollars for our school.

Huntington gave me the first two dollars, I did not blame him for not giving me more, but made up my mind that I was going to convince him by tangible results that we were worthy of larger gifts.

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van der Luyden's portrait by Huntington (in black velvet and Venetian point) faced that of her lovely ancestress.

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Huntington Bank (Nasdaq: HBAN; www.huntington.com) has claimed the top spots in the J.D.

Huntington Online Banking and mobile app rank high in 2 J.D. Power studies

subsidiary has closed the acquisition of the Wisconsin branch banking operations of The Huntington National Bank, a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Inc.

Deal snapshot: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP CLOSES ACQUISITION OF THE WISCONSIN BANKING OPERATIONS OF THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK

Huntington Solutions, a provider of custom-engineered expanded polystyrene (EPS) and expanded polypropylene (EPP) molded foam solutions, has agreed to acquire the assets of RADVA Corp., a Virginia-based manufacturer of protective and temperature-sensitive foam packaging solutions for the medical, pharmaceutical, and food industries, among others.

Huntington Solutions to Acquire RADVA Corp

The Illinois Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America recently announced that volunteers are raising awareness of this devastating genetic neurological disease through their community Team Hope Walk!

Team Hope Walk aims to fight Huntington's disease

Executive Vice President, Private Client Group and Regional Banking Director and Chairman of Michigan for Huntington National Bank "Sandy has vast financial knowledge and an outstanding commitment to Detroit and to Michigan," said David C.

American Axle & Manufacturing names Sandra to its board

Huntington Learning Center VP named to boardHuntington Learning Center VP named to boardAnne Huntington, vice president of business development at Oradell-based Huntington Learning Center, has been named to the company's board of directors and the board of the Huntington Advertising Fund Inc.

Anne Huntington

Elected officials joined developers and business leaders Monday to cut the ribbon on the first project completed in the downtown revitalization of Huntington Station.

Ribbon cut on Huntington Station revitalization project

A politician has taken a further step in his campaign to get affordable and fair insurance for people suffering from Huntington's disease.

Campaign for fair insurance steps up; FAIR DEAL WANTED MP Gavin battles on for victims of Huntington's disease