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Meaning of Clinton | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈklɪn.tn̩

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A surname from Irish.
  3. Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
  4. Hillary Clinton, 67th United States secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.
  5. An English habitational surname from Old English from a river and city 15 miles NW of Oxford, England named "Glinton" or "Glympton".
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
  7. A placename:
  8. A town and suburb of Gladstone, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
  9. A town and locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
  10. A small town in South Otago, New Zealand.
  11. A village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
  12. A community in Central Huron municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  13. A number of places in the United States:
  14. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama.
  15. A city, the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas.
  16. An unincorporated community in Amador County, California.
  17. A neighbourhood of Oakland, Alameda County, California.
  18. A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
  19. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia.
  20. A city, the county seat of DeWitt County, Illinois. Named after DeWitt Clinton.
  21. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
  22. A city in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
  23. A city, the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa.
  24. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas.
  25. A home rule city, the county seat of Hickman County, Kentucky.
  26. A town, the parish seat of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
  27. A town and census-designated place therein, in Kennebec County, Maine.
  28. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland.
  29. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  30. A township and village therein, in Lenawee County, Michigan.
  31. A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
  32. A city in Hinds County, Mississippi.
  33. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Missouri.
  34. An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
  35. A census-designated place in Missoula County, Montana.
  36. A village in Sheridan County, Nebraska.
  37. A town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  38. A town in Clinton County, New York.
  39. A town in Dutchess County, New York.
  40. A village in Oneida County, New York.
  41. A city, the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina.
  42. A village in Summit County, Ohio.
  43. A city in Custer County and Washita County, Oklahoma.
  44. A census-designated place in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  45. A city in Laurens County, South Carolina.
  46. A city, the county seat of Anderson County, Tennessee.
  47. A ghost town in DeWitt County, Texas.
  48. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas.
  49. A city in Davis County, Utah.
  50. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
  51. A census-designated place on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
  52. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
  53. An unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia.
  54. A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.
  55. A town and village therein, in Rock County, Wisconsin.
  56. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  57. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Clinton Township.

Equivalents

العربية كلنتن
Français clinton

Examples

“Miller suffered a little when Glen Chapple and Mark Clinton came together but finished the spell with figures of five for 35 from 11 overs, mirroring the performances earlier when Chapple and Mahmood undermined the Warwickshire innings.”
“Just as Hillary Rodham Clinton famously put "18 million cracks in the glass ceiling" for women in high office, so there are a number of corporate executives who are doing the same for the lavender ceiling faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. It's just a matter of time before they are promoted to the top job.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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