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Douglas

family name (late 12c.), later masc. personal name, from Gaelic Dubh glas "the dark water," name of a place in Lanarkshire. As a given name, in the top 40 for boys born in U.S. from 1942 to 1971. Douglas fir named for David Douglas (1798-1834), Scottish botanist who first recorded it in Pacific Northwest, 1825. Douglas scheme, Douglas plan, Douglassite, etc. refer to "social credit" economic model put forth by British engineer Maj. Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879-1952).

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Douglas, WY -- U.S. city in Wyoming
Population (2000): 5288
Housing Units (2000): 2385
Land area (2000): 5.109350 sq. miles (13.233154 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.141405 sq. miles (0.366236 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.250755 sq. miles (13.599390 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21125
Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location: 42.756008 N, 105.384555 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 82633
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Headwords:
Douglas, WY
Douglas
Douglas, AZ -- U.S. city in Arizona
Population (2000): 14312
Housing Units (2000): 5186
Land area (2000): 7.724813 sq. miles (20.007173 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.724813 sq. miles (20.007173 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20050
Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location: 31.344911 N, 109.541376 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 85607
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Headwords:
Douglas, AZ
Douglas
Douglas, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 231
Housing Units (2000): 96
Land area (2000): 0.222393 sq. miles (0.575996 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.222393 sq. miles (0.575996 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13505
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.592966 N, 96.387099 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68344
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Headwords:
Douglas, NE
Douglas
Douglas, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000): 64
Housing Units (2000): 44
Land area (2000): 0.286828 sq. miles (0.742880 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.016304 sq. miles (0.042228 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.303132 sq. miles (0.785108 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20020
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 47.857725 N, 101.502198 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 58735
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Headwords:
Douglas, ND
Douglas
Douglas, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 10639
Housing Units (2000): 4692
Land area (2000): 12.884257 sq. miles (33.370071 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.058768 sq. miles (0.152209 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 12.943025 sq. miles (33.522280 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23872
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 31.507413 N, 82.850799 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 31533
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Headwords:
Douglas, GA
Douglas
Douglas, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 32
Housing Units (2000): 22
Land area (2000): 0.150818 sq. miles (0.390617 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.150818 sq. miles (0.390617 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21250
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.260004 N, 97.667637 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73733
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Headwords:
Douglas, OK
Douglas
Douglas, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000): 530
Housing Units (2000): 231
Land area (2000): 3.099208 sq. miles (8.026912 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.008269 sq. miles (0.021416 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.107477 sq. miles (8.048328 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21328
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 34.171631 N, 86.319967 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Douglas, AL
Douglas
Douglas, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 1214
Housing Units (2000): 853
Land area (2000): 1.755304 sq. miles (4.546217 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.129409 sq. miles (0.335169 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.884713 sq. miles (4.881386 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22740
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.642834 N, 86.206003 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Douglas, MI
Douglas
Douglas -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000): 19922
Housing Units (2000): 8005
Land area (2000): 416.862108 sq. miles (1079.667857 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.557141 sq. miles (1.442988 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 417.419249 sq. miles (1081.110845 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 39.769979 N, 88.236661 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, IL
Douglas County
Douglas County, IL
Douglas -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000): 99962
Housing Units (2000): 40250
Land area (2000): 456.870426 sq. miles (1183.288922 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 17.600484 sq. miles (45.585042 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 474.470910 sq. miles (1228.873964 sq. km)
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 38.927006 N, 95.256048 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, KS
Douglas County
Douglas County, KS
Douglas -- U.S. County in Minnesota
Population (2000): 32821
Housing Units (2000): 16694
Land area (2000): 634.321971 sq. miles (1642.886292 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 85.618372 sq. miles (221.750557 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 719.940343 sq. miles (1864.636849 sq. km)
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 45.916902 N, 95.438585 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, MN
Douglas County
Douglas County, MN
Douglas -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000): 13084
Housing Units (2000): 5919
Land area (2000): 814.531546 sq. miles (2109.626931 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.073271 sq. miles (0.189771 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 814.604817 sq. miles (2109.816702 sq. km)
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 36.929195 N, 92.527002 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, MO
Douglas County
Douglas County, MO
Douglas -- U.S. County in Nebraska
Population (2000): 463585
Housing Units (2000): 192672
Land area (2000): 330.978296 sq. miles (857.229815 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 8.622104 sq. miles (22.331145 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 339.600400 sq. miles (879.560960 sq. km)
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 41.264027 N, 96.050944 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, NE
Douglas County
Douglas County, NE
Douglas -- U.S. County in Nevada
Population (2000): 41259
Housing Units (2000): 19006
Land area (2000): 709.850170 sq. miles (1838.503421 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 27.800955 sq. miles (72.004140 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 737.651125 sq. miles (1910.507561 sq. km)
Located within: Nevada (NV), FIPS 32
Location: 38.951122 N, 119.725977 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, NV
Douglas County
Douglas County, NV
Douglas -- U.S. County in Oregon
Population (2000): 100399
Housing Units (2000): 43284
Land area (2000): 5036.624662 sq. miles (13044.797435 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 97.209741 sq. miles (251.772063 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5133.834403 sq. miles (13296.569498 sq. km)
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 43.288631 N, 123.286596 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, OR
Douglas County
Douglas County, OR
Douglas -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000): 175766
Housing Units (2000): 63333
Land area (2000): 840.112001 sq. miles (2175.880002 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.636596 sq. miles (6.828752 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 842.748597 sq. miles (2182.708754 sq. km)
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.461171 N, 104.888716 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, CO
Douglas County
Douglas County, CO
Douglas -- U.S. County in South Dakota
Population (2000): 3458
Housing Units (2000): 1453
Land area (2000): 433.527334 sq. miles (1122.830594 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.604477 sq. miles (1.565588 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 434.131811 sq. miles (1124.396182 sq. km)
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 43.376691 N, 98.357179 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, SD
Douglas County
Douglas County, SD
Douglas -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 43287
Housing Units (2000): 20356
Land area (2000): 1309.133705 sq. miles (3390.640586 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 170.781217 sq. miles (442.321302 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1479.914922 sq. miles (3832.961888 sq. km)
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 46.525017 N, 91.939125 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, WI
Douglas County
Douglas County, WI
Douglas -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000): 32603
Housing Units (2000): 12944
Land area (2000): 1820.526694 sq. miles (4715.142292 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 28.165465 sq. miles (72.948216 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1848.692159 sq. miles (4788.090508 sq. km)
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.670775 N, 119.888547 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, WA
Douglas County
Douglas County, WA
Douglas -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000): 92174
Housing Units (2000): 34825
Land area (2000): 199.299240 sq. miles (516.182640 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.956198 sq. miles (2.476542 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 200.255438 sq. miles (518.659182 sq. km)
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 33.736475 N, 84.731971 W
Headwords:
Douglas
Douglas, GA
Douglas County
Douglas County, GA
Wikipedia
Douglas (surname)

Douglas (occasionally spelled Douglass) is a common surname of Scottish origin, thought to derive from the Gaelic dubh glas, meaning "black stream". There are numerous places in Scotland from which the surname is derived. The surname has developed into the given name Douglas. Douglas is a habitational name, which could be derived from any of the many places so-named. While there are numerous places with this name in Scotland, it is thought, in most cases, to refer to Douglas, South Lanarkshire, the location of Douglas Castle, the chief stronghold of the Lords of Douglas. The Scottish Gaelic form of the given name is Dùbhghlas; the Irish language form it is Dúghlas, and Dubhghlas, which are pronounced . According to George Fraser Black, in southern Argyllshire the surname is an Anglicised form of the surnames MacLucas, MacLugash (which are derived from the Gaelic Mac Lùcais).

Douglas

Douglas may refer to:

Douglas (motorcycles)

Douglas was a British motorcycle manufacturer from 1907–1957 based in Kingswood, Bristol, owned by the Douglas family, and especially known for its horizontally opposed twin cylinder engined bikes and as manufacturers of speedway machines. The company also built a range of cars between 1913 and 1922.

Douglas (footballer, born 1985)

' Douglas Marques dos Santos' (born May 18, 1985 in São Paulo), simply known as Douglas or Douglas Santos, is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Figueirense.

Douglas (locomotive)

Douglas is a narrow gauge steam locomotive. It was built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. Ltd. in 1918. It was originally used by the Air Service Constructional Corps (RAF) then was bought in 1949 by Abelson & Co. (Engineers) Ltd. who then sold it to the Talyllyn Railway in 1953.

Douglas (footballer, born 1990)

Douglas Pereira dos Santos (born 6 August 1990), simply known as Douglas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Spanish club FC Barcelona.

Douglas (play)

Douglas is a blank verse tragedy by John Home. It was first performed in 1756 in Edinburgh.

The play was a big success in both Scotland and England for decades, attracting many notable actors of the period, such as Edmund Kean, who made his debut in it. Peg Woffington played Lady Randolph, a part which found a later exponent in Sarah Siddons.

The opening lines of the second act are probably the best known:

''My name is Norval; on the Grampian Hills ''My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, ''Whose constant cares were to increase his store. ''And keep his only son, myself, at home. (Douglas, II, i)
Douglas (given name)

Douglas is a Scottish masculine given name which originated from the surname Douglas. Although today the name is almost exclusively given to boys, it was used as girls name in the 17th and 18th centuries, in the north of England. The Scottish surname Douglas was borne by one of the most powerful families of the Kingdom of Scotland (the Earls of Douglas, Angus, Morton, Dukes of Hamilton and others). It has sometimes been stated that the given name is connected with the given name Dougal, although it is more likely derived from the surname already mentioned.

Linguistically, Douglas is derived from the Gaelic elements: dubh, meaning "dark, black"; and glas, meaning "stream" (also a derivative of glas, meaning "grey"). The surname Douglas is a habitational name, which could be derived from any of the many places so-named. While there are numerous places with this name in both Ireland and Scotland, it is thought, in most cases, to refer to Douglas, South Lanarkshire, which was once the stronghold of Clan Douglas.

The Scottish Gaelic form of the given name is Dùbhghlas; the Irish language form it is Dúghlas, and Dubhghlas, which are pronounced . The Hawaiian language form of the given name is Koukakala, which is pronounced ; a variant form of this name is Dougalasa. The given name Doug is a common short form variant of Douglas. Pet forms of the given name include Dougie and Duggie.

Douglas (film)

Douglas is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Pål Bang-Hansen, starring Rolv Wesenlund and Kjersti Døvigen. It is based on a 1968 novel by Haavard Haavardsholm. The film presents a critical view of the activities of the secret police.

Douglas (futsal player)

Douglas Jr. (born ) is a Kazakhstani male futsal player, playing as a forward. He is part of the Kazakhstan national futsal team. He competed at the UEFA Futsal Euro 2016. At club level he is playing for AFC Kairat in in 2015.

Usage examples of "douglas".

Possibly, with the exception of the historic debates two years earlier, between Lincoln and Douglas, the country has known no abler discussion of great questions.

His accommodationist, political attitude to Court rulings was in sharp contrast to the methods of Douglas and Black, who had little interest in voting against their deeply held principles merely to end up on the winning side.

Command Center Incirlik Air Base Adana, Turkey Tuesday, 7 March 1995 0300 Hours, Local General Harris walked into the ready room adjacent to his command center just as Lieutenant Douglas Hill, the assistant operations officer, was completing a pre-flight briefing.

Douglas, a border town across from Agua Prieta, and they would reach the cabin the next morning.

Douglas, whom Black believed was the most brilliant man he had ever met, drove the Alabamian crazy with his laziness.

It was then announced, to the shock of both the chief justice and Douglas, that Blackmun, because of his concerns for the doctors, would vote to invalidate the antiabortion laws.

There are those who denounce us openly to their friends, and yet whisper to us softly that Senator Douglas is the aptest instrument there is with which to effect that object.

And within one minute the Arg helicopters were on them again, streaking in low over the grass, both firing now, and Douglas Jarvis flung himself over Rick Hunter to take the impact of the bullets himself.

I am interested in Charlotte Douglas only insofar as she passed through Boca Grande, only insofar as the meaning of that sojourn continues to chide me.

Charlotte Douglas was the only person on the list ever to enter Boca Grande.

Ray Douglas Bradbury shares with comedian Jack Benny the distinction of having been born in Waukegan, Illinois.

West had told the local authority that his brother Douglas would be moving into a small flat in Clarence Road, Cheltenham, with his wife to live with him and provide a permanent home for the children.

Roger climbs up to carry more rope to Marie and Douglas and Hannah and Ginger.

Kate The box 1 1 1 Anna quinaten Douglas Wiggins and a clothbound copy of The Secret Garden and a leatherbound edition of Heidi that she had been given one Christmas.

He, Douglas Carleton, clubman turned gangster, was the man behind the plot to end the career of The Shadow!