Collins

Definitions

1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.
   countable, uncountable
2. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
3. A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Coileáin.
   countable, uncountable
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   countable, uncountable
5. A locale in the United States.
   countable, uncountable
6. A town in New York; named for a local dairy farming family.
   countable, uncountable
7. A city, the county seat of Covington County, Mississippi; named for Mississippi statesman Fred W. Collins.
   countable, uncountable
8. A city in Georgia; named for early settler Perry Collins.
   countable, uncountable
9. A city in Iowa.
   countable, uncountable
10. A village in Missouri; named for the local judge William Collins.
    countable, uncountable
11. A former settlement in Fresno County, California.
    countable, uncountable
12. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
    countable, uncountable
13. An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for railroad official James Collins.
    countable, uncountable
14. A census-designated place in Wisconsin; named for railroad official Sumner J. Collins.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“"But your own⟳ name⟳ too sounds funny," Tampio said. "Your names are repeated. Only you have⟳ spelt one wrongly. How could you call⟳ yourself Colin Collins? Here in Cameroon, we only know⟳ about Collins."”

“Collins and the Trump campaign on Wednesday celebrated the recount decision from the Georgia secretary of state as a victory for “integrity” and “transparency.””

“The Collinses — parents of four children — present⟳ themselves as rationalists, techies trying to solve⟳ the looming depopulation crisis by any means necessary. (Simone was pregnant with the fourth child during the conference. That baby, Industry Americus Collins, was born in April.)”

“He ordered a schpritzer for himself (it was a hot summer day) and after she'd finished her Collins, he asked if she wanted to order⟳.”

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