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MCKINLEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does McKinley mean?
• MCKINLEY (noun)
The noun MCKINLEY has 2 senses:
1. 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)
2. a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
Familiarity information: MCKINLEY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
McKinley; President McKinley; William McKinley
Instance hypernyms:
Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Denali; McKinley; Mount McKinley; Mt. McKinley
Instance hypernyms:
mountain peak (the summit of a mountain)
Holonyms ("McKinley" is a part of...):
AK; Alaska; Last Frontier (a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union)
Alaska Range (a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley)
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