Hughes

//hjuːz// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.

    "What’s happening at the Post now — I’m surprised more people haven’t drawn the comparison — is sort of comparable to the phantasmagoria of rake stomps which took place at The New Republic after Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes purchased it in 2012."

  2. 2
    A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A city in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
  2. 7
    A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Billy Hughes.
  3. 8
    A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
  4. 9
    An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms

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charles evans hughesedward james hugheshoward robard hughesjames langston hughes

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"Mrs. Hughes, this is Peter Brown."

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Hughes CountyHughes syndromeHughes-Drever experimentHughes-Stovin syndromegiven name

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