Angus
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈæŋ.ɡəs//
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
proper noun
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A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
Angus was a great enlargement of experience for me, because he illustrated how haphazardly Fate attributes names to her unoffending children. Angus McGubbin: a Scots giant, red-haired and scowling - wouldn't you think so?
U.S. Sen. Angus King previously said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the officer opened fire after the man tried to use his vehicle as a weapon against ICE agents in Biddeford, a coastal city roughly 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of Portland.
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A surname.
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A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996).
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A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
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A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
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A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
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A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".
Forms
- plural
- Anguses
Angus · A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
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