MacArthur

M3A1C3A1R1T1H4U1R1
/məˈkɑː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

“Former name: Hollywood”

Less commonScrabble 16

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MacArthur1

proper nounMacArthur (countable and uncountable, plural MacArthurs)

plural MacArthurs · alternative Mac Arthur · alternative Macarthur

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.

    To hear Pastor John MacArthur tell it, all Grace Community Church did was open its doors and the people came, like the animals to Noah’s Ark.

    2020 August 12, Daniel Burke, “California church defies public health orders, holds indoor services for thousands with no social distancing”, in CNN
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

    Former name: Hollywood

Macarthur2

proper noun
  1. A place in Australia:
    1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after John Macarthur (wool pioneer).
    2. A region of Sydney in the City of Campbelltown, Camden council area and Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, named after John Macarthur and Elizabeth Macarthur.
    3. A town in the Shire of Moyne, south-west Victoria.

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Chinese Mandarin 麥克阿瑟 /麦克阿瑟
  • 麥克阿瑟 /麦克阿瑟 (Màikè'āsè)surname
Japanese マッカーサー
  • マッカーサーsurname
Korean 맥아더, 매카서
  • 맥아더 (maegadeo)surname
  • 매카서 (Maekaseo)surname
Russian Макартур
  • Макартур (Makartur)surname
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APA

MacArthur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacArthur

MLA

“MacArthur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacArthur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MacArthur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacArthur.

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