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clinton

/ˈklɪntən/

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What does clinton mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A surname from Irish.
  3. An English habitational surname from Old English from a river and city 15 miles NW of Oxford, England named "Glinton" or "Glympton".
More meanings (50)

proper noun

  1. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
  2. A town and suburb of Gladstone, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A town and locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
  4. A small town in South Otago, New Zealand.
  5. A village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
  6. A community in Central Huron municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  7. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama.
  8. A city, the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas.
  9. An unincorporated community in Amador County, California.
  10. A neighbourhood of Oakland, Alameda County, California.
  11. A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
  12. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia.
  13. A city, the county seat of DeWitt County, Illinois. Named after DeWitt Clinton.
  14. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
  15. A city in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
  16. A city, the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa.
  17. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas.
  18. A home rule city, the county seat of Hickman County, Kentucky.
  19. A town, the parish seat of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
  20. A town and census-designated place therein, in Kennebec County, Maine.
  21. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland.
  22. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  23. A township and village therein, in Lenawee County, Michigan.
  24. A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
  25. A city in Hinds County, Mississippi.
  26. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Missouri.
  27. An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
  28. A census-designated place in Missoula County, Montana.
  29. A village in Sheridan County, Nebraska.
  30. A town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  31. A town in Clinton County, New York.
  32. A town in Dutchess County, New York.
  33. A village in Oneida County, New York.
  34. A city, the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina.
  35. A village in Summit County, Ohio.
  36. A city in Custer County and Washita County, Oklahoma.
  37. A census-designated place in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  38. A city in Laurens County, South Carolina.
  39. A city, the county seat of Anderson County, Tennessee.
  40. A ghost town in DeWitt County, Texas.
  41. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas.
  42. A city in Davis County, Utah.
  43. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
  44. A census-designated place on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
  45. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
  46. An unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia.
  47. A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.
  48. A town and village therein, in Rock County, Wisconsin.
  49. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  50. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Clinton Township.

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/ˈklɪntən/

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Gen. Lincoln shuts himself up in the town, and Clinton lays siege to it.
William Dobein JamesA Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His BrigadeProject Gutenberg ebook #923
President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
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To Clinton he said laconically, “To hold this spot to the last man.”
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
Already he sees himself lying at the bottom of Fort Clinton Ditch tied in a blanket, or perhaps fetterless and free, but helpless.
Henry Ossian FlipperHenry Ossian Flipper, the Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A., First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military AcademyProject Gutenberg ebook #2448
It was the sirs Parker and Clinton, hastening on with nine ships of war and thirty transports, bearing three thousand land forces, to attack Charleston.
M. L. (Mason Locke) WeemsThe Life of General Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #846