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Lincoln
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16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
Related source terms
abraham lincolnpresident lincolnpresident abraham lincoln
Other meanings
2. noun
capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
3. noun
long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire
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