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Word

douglas

Phoneticsdou·glas

/ˈdəɡɫəs/

Definitions

01a person's name

A1

n. a common first name for men or a last name for a family.

n. a masculine given name or a surname of Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic for 'dark water'.

“Douglas was happy to see his old friends at the party.”

“The novelist Frederick Douglass, though his name is spelled with a double 's', remains one of the most famous historical figures with this surname.”

02a place name

B1

n. the capital city of the Isle of Man, a small island between England and Ireland.

n. the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man, situated at the mouth of the River Douglas.

“The ferry from Liverpool arrives at the harbour in Douglas.”

“As the administrative centre of the Isle of Man, Douglas serves as the primary hub for the island's unique legal and financial services.”

Etymology

From a place name, Scottish Gaelic dubh (“black”) + glais (“stream”).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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