Douglas

plural Douglases · alternative Douglass

1. countableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.

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2. countableA male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
   1. countableuncountablethe capital city of the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3875).
   2. countableuncountableA locality in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
   3. countableuncountableA river in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.
   4. countableuncountableAn area in eastern Dundee, Scotland; in full, Douglas and Angus.
   5. countableuncountableA village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, the origin of Clan Douglas and the Lords of Douglas (OS grid ref NS8330).
   6. countableuncountableA village and suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
   7. countableuncountableA village in Belize.
   8. countableuncountableA settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands.
   9. countableuncountableA town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
   10. countableuncountableA suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
   11. countableuncountableA locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland.
   12. countableuncountableA local government area north of Cairns, Queensland; in full, the Shire of Douglas.
   13. countableuncountableA locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia.
   14. countableuncountableA rural locality in Taranaki, New Zealand.
   15. countableuncountableA small community in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
   16. countableuncountableA locality in Surrey, British Columbia.
   17. countableuncountableA settlement in the Rural Municipality of Elton, Manitoba.
   18. countableuncountableA suburban community in York County, New Brunswick.
   19. countableuncountableA community in Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario.
   20. countableuncountableA town in Marshall County, Alabama.
   21. countableuncountableA community on Douglas Island, Alaska, directly across from Juneau.
   22. countableuncountableA city in Cochise County, Arizona.
   23. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Coffee County, Georgia.
   24. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
   25. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Knox County, Illinois.
   26. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Illinois.
   27. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
   28. countableuncountableA town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
   29. countableuncountableA city in Allegan County, Michigan.
   30. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
   31. countableuncountableThe former alternative name of Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri.
   32. countableuncountableA village in Otoe County, Nebraska.
   33. countableuncountableA tiny city in Ward County, North Dakota.
   34. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
   35. countableuncountableA tiny town in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
   36. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington.
   37. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
   38. countableuncountableA small town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
   39. countableuncountableA small city, the county seat of Converse County, Wyoming.
   40. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, mostly in Iowa, listed under Douglas Township.