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Nixon
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English
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Alternative forms
son of Nicholas en Nickson Nixson
Etymology
From en Nick son, an alteration of en Nickson, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nicholas".
Pronunciation
en /ˈnɪk.sɪn/ /ˈnɪk.sən/
en En-au-Nixon.ogg AU
en ɪksɪn 2
Proper noun
en English given names.
en Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States of America.
en Jonathan van Harmelen The Little-Known Group That Pioneered Watergate’s Dirty Tricks—and Changed American Politics Time (magazine) TIME https://time.com/7005267/usc-dirty-tricks-watergate-history/ 2024-08-08 Future California Assembly Leader Walter Karabian, the student body president in 1959, recalled how Ronald Ziegler and Dwight Chapin—two future Nixon aides—falsely accused him of being a member of a secret society as part of a campaign to make him appear elitist. https://web.archive.org/web/20240814051200/https://time.com/7005267/usc-dirty-tricks-watergate-history/
en twp co/DeWitt County s/Illinois c/USA, named after early settlers George, William and Morris Nixon.
en CDP co/Washoe County s/Nevada c/USA, named in honor of George S. Nixon, Nevada senator.
Derived terms
en it took Nixon to go to China Nixonesque Nixonette Nixon goes to China Nixonian Nixoniana Nixon in China Nixonism Nixonite Nixonomics Nixon shock Nixon to China Munson-Nixon line Munson-Nixon Line only Nixon can go to China only Nixon could go to China
Related terms
en Nicks Nick -son son Nicholas Jaxon Dixon
Translations
surname
Albanian: sq Níkson-i
Arabic: ar نِيكْسُون m f
Armenian: hy Նիքսոն
Azerbaijani: az Nikson
Belarusian: be Ні́ксан m f
Bulgarian: bg Ни́ксън m f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 尼克松 Níkèsōng, cmn 尼克森 Níkèsēn chiefly Taiwan, cmn 尼克遜 Níkèxùn Hong Kong also
Georgian: ka ნიქსონი
Greek: el Νίξον m f
Hindi: hi निक्सन m f
Japanese: ja ニクソン Nikuson
Korean: ko ^닉슨
Persian: fa نیکسون nikson
Russian: ru Ни́ксон m f
Thai: th นิกสัน ník-sǎn
Ukrainian: uk Ні́ксон m f
Vietnamese: vi Níchxơn
Noun
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en slang narcotics A drug of low quality and low potency passed off as a powerful, pure drug.
en Cold War Individuals Richard Nixon