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Definition of Buchanan
1. Noun. 15th President of the United States (1791-1868).
Generic synonyms: Chief Executive, President, President Of The United States, United States President
Definition of Buchanan
1. Proper noun. (surname habitational from=Scottish Gaelic dot=) from Scotland. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buchanan
Literary usage of Buchanan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
"bonis non with the will annexed of James A. Buchanan, deceased, in circuit court No.
2, of Baltimore city, in which she stated the various facts under which ..."
2. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1892)
"Fourteen ballots were taken, both Buchanan and Douglas gaining at the expense of
Pierce. On the tenth, Buchanan received a majority of the votes cast. ..."
3. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1884)
"JAMES Buchanan.* JAMES Buchanan was born on the 23d day of April, 1791, and died
on the 1st day of June, 18C8. Of this long life the larger part was devoted ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1886)
"David Buchanan, who has written on the learned men of Scotland in excellent Latin.
Here he probably refers to the manuscript entitled'De Scrittori bus ..."
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