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Doug·las (dug′ləs)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Doug

Etymology: < Gael, lit., black stream

Douglas2 definition

Doug·las (dug′ləs)

  1. Douglas, Sir James 1286?-1330; Scot. military leader: called Black Douglas
  2. Douglas, Sir James 1358?-88; Scot. military leader
  3. Douglas, (George) Norman 1868-1952; Brit. novelist & essayist
  4. Douglas, Stephen A(rnold) 1813-61; U.S. politician: noted for his debates with Lincoln in Illinois senatorial campaign (1858)
  5. Douglas, William O(rville) 1898-1980; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1939-75)
Douglas3 definition

Doug·las (dug′ləs)

capital of the Isle of Man: pop. 22,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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