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Douglas

[ duhg-luhs ]

noun

  1. Sir James the Black Douglas, 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
  2. James, 2nd Earl of, 1358?–88, Scottish military leader.
  3. Kirk Issur Danielovitch Demsky, 1916–2020, U.S. actor.
  4. Lloyd C(as·sel) [kas, -, uh, l], 1877–1951, U.S. novelist and clergyman.
  5. Michael, born 1944, U.S. actor and producer (son of Kirk Douglas).
  6. Stephen A(rnold), 1813–61, U.S. political leader and statesman.
  7. William O(r·ville) [awr, -vil], 1898–1980, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1939–75.
  8. a city on and the capital of the Isle of Man: a resort town.
  9. a city in southeastern Arizona.
  10. a town in central Georgia.
  11. a male given name: from a Scottish word meaning “black water.”


Douglas

1

/ ˈʌɡə /

noun

  1. a town and resort on the Isle of Man, capital of the island, on the E coast. Pop: 25 347 (2001)
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Douglas

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/ ˈʌɡə /

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  1. DouglasC(lifford) H(ugh)18791952MBritishSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist C ( lifford ) H ( ugh ). 1879–1952, British economist, who originated the theory of social credit
  2. DouglasGavin?14741522MScottishWRITING: poetWRITING: translator Gavin. ?1474–1522, Scottish poet, the first British translator of the Aeneid
  3. DouglasKeith (Castellain)19201944MBritishWRITING: poet Keith ( Castellain ). 1920–44, British poet, noted for his poems of World War II: killed in action
  4. DouglasMichael K(irk)1944MUSFILMS AND TV: actor Michael K ( irk ). born 1944, US film actor; his films include Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall Street (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Wonder Boys (2000)
  5. Douglas(George) Norman18681952MBritishWRITING: writer ( George ) Norman. 1868–1952, British writer, esp of books on southern Italy such as South Wind (1917)
  6. DouglasTommy19041986MCanadianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: premier Tommy , full name Thomas Clement Douglas (1904–86). Canadian statesman: premier of Saskatchewan 1944–61
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Andrew H. Douglas, the LAX area port director for Customs and Border Protection, applauded the officers for finding the drugs in the shampoo bottles.

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NLT chief executive Jonathan Douglas said "reading and sharing stories is critical for shaping a child's early speech and language development".

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Later in the exchanges, former Conservative leader Douglas Ross asked Swinney to answer a "straightforward" question: "Does he believe that trans women are women?"

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And two days after that, Aimee walked out of the desert in Mexico, just across the border from Douglas, Ariz. She was alive.

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Joe Buchanan, 35, died at the scene of an incident in Springhill Street, Douglas, at about 20:35 on Sunday 13 April.

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