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douglas

/ˈdʌɡləs/

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What does douglas mean?

proper noun

  1. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. the capital city of the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3875).
More meanings (39)

proper noun

  1. A locality in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
  2. A river in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.
  3. An area in eastern Dundee, Scotland; in full, Douglas and Angus.
  4. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, the origin of Clan Douglas and the Lords of Douglas (OS grid ref NS8330).
  5. A village and suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
  6. A village in Belize.
  7. A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands.
  8. A town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
  9. A suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
  10. A locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland.
  11. A local government area north of Cairns, Queensland; in full, the Shire of Douglas.
  12. A locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia.
  13. A rural locality in Taranaki, New Zealand.
  14. A small community in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
  15. A locality in Surrey, British Columbia.
  16. A settlement in the Rural Municipality of Elton, Manitoba.
  17. A suburban community in York County, New Brunswick.
  18. A community in Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario.
  19. A town in Marshall County, Alabama.
  20. A community on Douglas Island, Alaska, directly across from Juneau.
  21. A city in Cochise County, Arizona.
  22. A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Georgia.
  23. A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
  24. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Illinois.
  25. An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Illinois.
  26. An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
  27. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  28. A city in Allegan County, Michigan.
  29. An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  30. The former alternative name of Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  31. A village in Otoe County, Nebraska.
  32. A tiny city in Ward County, North Dakota.
  33. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
  34. A tiny town in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
  35. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington.
  36. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
  37. A small town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
  38. A small city, the county seat of Converse County, Wyoming.
  39. A number of townships in the United States, mostly in Iowa, listed under Douglas Township.
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/ˈdʌɡləs/

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By his mother's side, the subject of our memoir is supposed to be descended from the ancient Border family of Douglas.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
Mr. J.W. Douglas, who has particularly attended to the British species, has kindly given me an account of their sexual differences.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
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Poplar leaves, and pine, Douglas fir, and larch needles are very slow to decompose and may take three years or longer.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342
Mr. Douglas nodded and said, “I was looking at you in prayer-meeting, miss, and thinking what a nice little girl you were.”
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of the IslandProject Gutenberg ebook #51
The Douglas squirrel does not strictly belong to these upper woods, and I was surprised to see him out in such weather.
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326