Definition of Mckinley

1. Noun. 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901).


2. Noun. A mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high).
Exact synonyms: Denali, Mount Mckinley, Mt. Mckinley
Group relationships: Ak, Alaska, Last Frontier, Alaska Range
Generic synonyms: Mountain Peak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mckinley

McGuffins
McHenry
McHugh
McIntosh
McIntoshes
McJob
McJobs
McKee's line
McKees Rock
McKendry
McKenna
McKenzie
McKevitt
McKim
McKinley
McLeod
McLeod gauge
McLuhan
McMahon
McMansion
McMansions
McMaster
McMurray test
McNaughton rules
McNemar's test
McNichol
McOmie
McOmish
McPhail test

Literary usage of Mckinley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske (1898)
"Hancock, McKinley was assigned as acting assistant adjutant-general on the staff of ... The next day, 20 July, 1864, at the age of twenty-one, McKinley was ..."

2. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897 by United States President (1897)
"William McKinley WILLIAM mckinley, the twenty-fifth President of the United States, ... The father of the President, William McKinley, sr., was born in Pine ..."

3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1897)
"ford, of New York, spoke at Canton that autumn, and McKinley was ... Animated by the eloquence of their visitor, McKinley captivated both the audi- ..."

4. Great Debates in American History: From the Debates in the British by United States Congress, Marion Mills Miller, Great Britain Parliament (1913)
"Opposes Free Works of Art; Mr. McKinley, Henry Cabot Lodge [Mass. ... ON April 16,1890, William McKinley [0.] reported from the Committee on Ways and Means ..."

5. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1902)
"I received yesterday a brief statement of the tribute of Lone Wolf to President McKinley, which to me was very touching. Lone Wolf was one of the chiefs of ..."

6. Looters of the Public Domain by Stephen A. Douglas Puter, Horace Stevens (1907)
"Petty controversies between McKinley and young Lloyd over money matters furnishes the basis for the first land fraud indictments in Oregon— Colonel Greene ..."

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