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Bermuda vs Hamilton - What's the difference?

bermuda | hamilton |

As nouns the difference between bermuda and hamilton

is that bermuda is (pair of) bermuda shorts while hamilton is (slang: a united states ten-dollar bill).

bermuda

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Bermuda) (en proper noun)
  • An island group in the the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, held as an Overseas Territory by Britain
  • A pale, slightly blue shade of green

    • Related terms

    * Bermudan * Bermudian

    Derived terms

    * Bermuda cedar * Bermuda green * Bermuda onion * Bermuda rig * Bermuda shorts

    See also

    *

    Anagrams

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    hamilton

    English

    Etymology 1

    Scottish lowlands family name originating from a place name in Leicestershire, from (etyl) . (wikipedia Hamilton)

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • , transferred from the surname.
  • Cities in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Australia, Bermuda, Ontario, New Zealand and Scotland.
    • Derived terms
    * Hamiltonian

    Etymology 2

    From the portrait of (Alexander Hamilton) featured on them.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A United States ten-dollar bill.
  • * 2000 March 9, "time4funwithu" (username), "(ASP) New Orleans - Zoey, in alt.sex.prostitution, Usenet :
    • I think the girls all work for $200 p/hr, give or take a few Hamiltons .
  • * 2006 September, Josh Norem, a review in Maximum PC , page 78:
    • We all know that the stock cooler that comes with your CPU will get the job done, but it won't be exceptionally cool, nor are stock coolers particularly quiet or attractive. Aftermarket coolers, on the other hand, are all of the above, and usually cost just a few Hamiltons .
  • * 2007 , Brian Johnson, Duncan Mackenzie, Harvey Chute, Zune for Dummies , page 110:
    • All these products cost around $30 each, but although you can use other methods to accomplish the same result without any cost at all, we think the simplicity of using a single program is well worth a few Hamiltons .

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