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1. Douglas, Stephen A. Douglas, Stephen Arnold Douglas, Little Giant(noun)

   United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

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1. Douglas(ProperNoun)

   transferred from the surname.

2. Douglas(ProperNoun)

   The capital of the Isle of Man.

Origin: From a place name, dubh + glas.

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1. Douglas

   Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico and a history of mining. The population was 14,312 at the 2000 census. According to 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,316.

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1. Douglas

   the largest town and capital as well as chief port of the Isle of Man, 74 m. from Liverpool; much frequented as a bathing-place; contains an old residence of the Dukes of Atholl, entitled Castle Mona, now a hotel. See Man, Isle of.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Douglas' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3952

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Douglas' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4139

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Douglas in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Douglas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. John Wayne:

   Kirk Douglas: Mine hit the ground first. John Wayne: Mine was taller.

2. Max Stier:

   There are many layers of government that Douglas Smith might not assume are involved.

3. Edward R. Murrow:

   After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.

4. Douglas Holtz-Eakin:

   There are a lot of people who are really freaked out, douglas Holtz-Eakin seems to be winging it.

5. Jennia Taylor:

   [ Stoneman Douglas ] is Stoneman Douglas ; it was like hearing that someone invaded your home, i lived there in high school.

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