Macarthur

//məˈkɑː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable

    "Former name: Hollywood"

  4. 4
    A place in Australia:; A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after John Macarthur (wool pioneer).
  5. 5
    A place in Australia:; 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.
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  1. 6
    A place in Australia:; A town in the Shire of Moyne, south-west Victoria.

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douglas macarthur

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"In ways befitting an intellectual luminary, for Mr. Jackson was awarded the prestigious, $25 million MacArthur "genius" grant, he takes the conversation in a hundred directions, not all of which the uninitiated listener can follow."

Etymology

See McArthur.

Related phrases

General MacArthurMacArthur Park

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