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Douglas

doug·las

UK/ˈdʌɡləs/ US/ˈdʌɡlʌs/ fairly common

noun

1.

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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Origin

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

Phrases

  • Camp Douglas
  • Castle Douglas
  • Douglas City
  • Douglas County
  • Douglas Park
  • Douglas River
  • Douglas squirrel
  • Douglas valve

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