1a city in eastern England, the county town of Lincolnshire; population 86,800 (est. 2009). It was founded by the Romans as Lindum Colonia.
2the state capital of Nebraska; population 251,624 (est. 2008). Founded as Lancaster in 1856, it was made state capital in 1867 and renamed in honour of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of Lincoln in the US English dictionary
