douglas

Definition of Douglas in English :

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1. douglas, little giant, stephen a. douglas, stephen arnold douglas

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)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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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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C(lifford) H(ugh). 1879–1952, British economist, who originated the theory of social credit

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Gavin. ?1474–1522, Scottish poet, the first British translator of the Aeneid

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Keith (Castellain). 1920–44, British poet, noted for his poems of World War II: killed in action

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Kirk, real name Issur Danielovitch. born 1916, US film actor; his films include Lust for Life (1956) and Spartacus (1960)

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his son, Michael (Kirk). born 1944, US film actor; his films include Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall Street (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Wonder Boys (2000)

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(George) Norman. 1868–1952, British writer, esp of books on southern Italy such as South Wind (1917)

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Tommy, full name Thomas Clement Douglas (1904–86). Canadian statesman: premier of Saskatchewan 1944–61

Douglas

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a masculine name: dim. Doug

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Sir James1286?-1330; Scot. military leader

called Black Douglas

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Sir James1358?-88; Scot. military leader

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(George) Norman1868-1952; Brit. novelist & essayist

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Stephen A(rnold)1813-61; U.S. politician: noted for his debates with Lincoln in Illinois senatorial campaign (1858)

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William O(rville)1898-1980; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1939-75)

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

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A borough of southeast Isle of Man, England, on the Irish Sea. It is a popular seaside resort and the most important city on the island.

American gymnast who won two Olympic gold medals in 2012, including the gold for the all-around women's individual event, and one Olympic gold in 2016.

American jurist who served as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1939-1975). He was a strong advocate of civil liberties and environmental protection.

American politician who served as US representative (1843-1847) and senator (1847-1861) from Illinois. He proposed legislation that allowed individual territories to determine whether they would allow slavery (1854) and in the senatorial campaign of 1858 engaged Abraham Lincoln in a famous series of debates.

American actor noted for his portrayal of tough characters in films such as Champion (1949) and Spartacus (1960).

American journalist and conservationist who worked to preserve the Florida Everglades, a region she described in Everglades: River of Grass (1947).

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