Definitions for Douglas
ˈdʌg ləsDou·glas

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1. Douglas, Stephen A. Douglas, Stephen Arnold Douglas, Little Giantnoun

   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. Douglasnoun

   transferred from the surname.

2. Douglasnoun

   The capital of the Isle of Man.

3. Etymology: 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.

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1. douglas

   An ancient noble family of Scotland. The earls of Douglas, the earls of Angus, and the earls of Morton belonged to this family. Sir James Douglas, surnamed “The Good,” was the founder of their fame and grandeur. He commanded the left wing at Bannockburn in 1314, and was killed by the Saracens in Spain about 1330, in a pilgrimage to Palestine. James the second, earl of Douglas, was a famous warrior, and was killed at the battle of Otterburn in 1388. Archibald the Grim, third earl, fought for the French at Poitiers, and died about 1400. He was succeeded by his son Archibald, fourth earl, who displayed great courage at the battle of Shrewsbury (1403), where he fought against Henry IV., and rendered important services to Charles VII. of France, who rewarded him with the duchy of Touraine. He was killed at the battle of Verneuil, in France, in 1424.

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1. Douglas

   From its situation at the juncture of the two streams, the Dhoo, black, and Glass, grey.

Matched Categories

1. • Politician

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

How to pronounce Douglas?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Douglas in sign language?

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

Examples of Douglas in a Sentence

1. Carlos Rodriguez:

   That's the only thing that's keeping us Douglas students alive right now: the distraction of fighting for our rights and advocating for our lives, it's the one thing keeping us hopeful, it's the one thing keeping us from not being able to sleep at night.

2. Douglas Ross:

   To lose (Ross) from government is a disaster. His was one of clearest voices for the Union in government. It shows exactly why Cummings should be sacked. I suspect others will follow where Douglas has led.

3. Courtney Force:

   Going from zero to hero is great, but it's really my crew chief (Ron Douglas) and my team, it's lucky that we went straight from 16 to 1, but we still have a lot to work on and I am looking forward to tomorrow.

4. Douglas Burton:

   Douglas Burton has talked to many of the victims of massacres in Nigeria, and Douglas Burton said there is a pattern. When you talk to the people who are the victims, they will tell you every time the massacres happen, a group of 10, 20 or 50 men come into our villages with machetes and assault rifles, and they’re screaming ‘ Allahu Akbar.

5. Lori Alhadeff:

   The tragedy happened six months ago, stoneman Douglas High School started, and we need to make those changes now. We can't make another mistake.

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