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Definition: Ellington


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974).[Wordnet].
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.		Top

"Ellington" is a common misspelling or typo for: Wellington.

Date "Ellington" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1655. (references)

Common Expressions: Ellington

Expressions	Definition
Buford Ellington	Earl Buford Ellington (June 27, 1907 - April 3, 1972), a native of Mississippi, was Governor of Tennessee from 1959 to 1963 and again from 1967 until 1971. (references)
Duke Ellington	United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Duke Ellington School of the Arts	The Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a high school located in Washington, D.C. dedicated to arts education. It is named for the American jazz bandleader and composer Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974), himself a native of Washington, D.C. (references)
Edward B Ellington	Edward B Ellington (1845-1914) was a British hydraulic engineer. He was managing director of the Hydraulic Engineering Co of Chester and one of the founders, as well as Chief Engineer and Manager, of the London Hydraulic Power Company. He invented the hydraulic balance lift (US: elevator) and the automatic injector fire hydrant. (references)
Edward Kennedy Ellington	United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Edward Leonard Ellington	Edward Leonard Ellington (1877-1967) British Air Force leader. Ellington was a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1897 and a major in 1914. By 1918 he was a Major-General in the Royal Air Force. (references)
Ellington Field	Ellington Field (IATA: EFD, ICAO: KEFD) is an airport located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Houston, in Harris County, Texas. (references)
Erik Ellington	Erik Ellington is a professional skateboarder. He was born Anchorage, Alaska. (references)
Nathan Ellington	Nathan Robert Ellington (born 2 July 1981 in Bradford) is an English professional footballer. 'The Duke', a striker, currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. (references)
Ray Ellington	Ray Ellington (born Ray Brown March 17, 1916, died February 28, 1985) was a singer. He sang many a song on The Goon Show from 1951 through 1960. He was a regular appearance who played many famous songs of the era. He specialised in jazz but experimented with many other genres throughout the show's history. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Extended Definition: Ellington

Ellington

Ellington can refer to:

Places in the United States

Ellington Field, airport near Houston, Texas
Ellington, Connecticut
Ellington, Missouri
Ellington, New York
Ellington Township, Michigan
Ellington Township, Minnesota
Ellington, Wisconsin

Places in the United Kingdom

Ellington, Cambridgeshire
Ellington, Northumberland
High Ellington
Low Ellington

People

Duke Ellington (1899 – 1974), American composer, pianist, and bandleader
Buford Ellington (1907 – 1972), Governor of Tennessee from 1959 to 1963.
Christina Ellington (born 1982), Miss New York of 2004
Douglas Ellington (1886 – 1960), American architect.
Edward B Ellington (1845 – 1914), British hydraulic engineer.
Edward Leonard Ellington (1877 – 1967), Marshal of British the Royal Air Force.
Erik Ellington (born 1977), professional skateboarder.
Nathan Ellington (born 1981), English professional footballer.
Ray Ellington (1916 – 1985), English singer, drummer and bandleader, AKA Harry Pitts Brown
Wayne Ellington (born 1987), American basketball player

Organizations

Ellington Lab at The University of Texas at Austin
Ellington University, division of University Consulting Inc.

In fiction

Ellington Protocol, a Duelists Code in David Weber's Honorverse

In graphic design

Ellington (typeface), a font designed by Michael Harvey

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Ellington". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Ellington
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ellington	85	Buford Ellington	13
Ellington Field	32	Christina Ellington	4
Nathan Ellington	29	Dave Burrell Plays Ellington & Monk	7
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	27	Douglas Ellington	4
Duke Ellington House	23	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	27
Ellington at Newport	22	Duke Ellington Bridge	8
Russell Ellington	18	Duke Ellington House	23
Edward Leonard Ellington	18	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	17
Duke Ellington School of the Arts	18	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	18
Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	17	Edward B Ellington	2
Ellington Township, Michigan	14	Edward Ellington	2
Tribute to Duke Ellington	13	Edward Leonard Ellington	18
Ellington Township, Minnesota	13	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook	12
Buford Ellington	13	Ellington	85
Ray Ellington	12	Ellington (typeface)	3
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook	12	Ellington at Newport	22
Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival	11	Ellington Field	32
Hoss Ellington	8	Ellington High School	4
Duke Ellington Bridge	8	Ellington Township	2
Wayne Ellington	8	Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois	5
Dave Burrell Plays Ellington & Monk	7	Ellington Township, Michigan	14
Nina Simone Sings Ellington	7	Ellington Township, Minnesota	13
Mercer Ellington	7	Erik Ellington	4
The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1	6	Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival	11
Plays Duke Ellington	6	High Ellington	3
Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois	5	Hoss Ellington	8
Douglas Ellington	4	Lee Ellington	4
Christina Ellington	4	Low Ellington	2
Erik Ellington	4	Mercer Ellington	7
Ellington High School	4	Nathan Ellington	29
Lee Ellington	4	Nina Simone Sings Ellington	7
Thelonious Monk plays the Music of Duke Ellington	3	Plays Duke Ellington	6
Ellington (typeface)	3	Ray Ellington	12
High Ellington	3	Russell Ellington	18
Edward B Ellington	2	The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1	6
Ellington Township	2	Thelonious Monk plays the Music of Duke Ellington	3
Edward Ellington	2	Tribute to Duke Ellington	13
Low Ellington	2	Wayne Ellington	8
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).