/ Dictionary / Index L Lincoln: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Lin•coln Pronunciation: (ling'kun), [key] — n. 1809–65, 16th president of the U.S. 1861–65. 1733–1810, American Revolutionary general. a city in and the capital of Nebraska, in the SE part. 171,932. a city in Lincolnshire, in E central England. 73,200. a town in N Rhode Island. 16,949. a city in central Illinois. 16,327. a town in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario. 14,196. Lincolnshire. one of an English breed of large mutton sheep noted for their heavy fleece of coarse, long wool. a male given name. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: lincoln (Thesaurus) linchpin Lincolnesque Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language