Meaning of Collins | Babel Free

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

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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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