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Lincolnian

Lincolnian adjective: of or pertaining to Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th president of the United States.

Adjective

Lincolnian (comparative more Lincolnian, superlative most Lincolnian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th president of the United States.
    • We should never forget that the 14th Amendment was essentially Lincolnian[.]2026 March 25, Akhil Amar, Vikram Amar, “Birthright citizenship: more on Pete Patterson’s claims”, in SCOTUSblog, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2026

Noun

Lincolnian (plural Lincolnians)

  1. A political supporter of Abraham Lincoln.

Forms of Lincolnian

Adjective
comparativemore Lincolnian
superlativemost Lincolnian
Noun
pluralLincolnians

Origin of Lincolnian

From Lincoln + -ian.

Questions about Lincolnian

What does Lincolnian mean?
Lincolnian means of or pertaining to Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th president of the United States.
What part of speech is Lincolnian?
Lincolnian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Lincolnian in the dictionary

  1. Lincoln-like
  2. Lincoln-Reagan dinner
  3. Lincolnalia
  4. lincolnensis
  5. Lincolnesque
  6. Lincolnian
  7. Lincolniana
  8. Lincolnians
  9. lincolnite
  10. lincolnites
  11. Lincolnlike

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