Angus

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of angu form-of, plural
  2. 2
    black hornless breed from Scotland wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.

    "Angus was a great enlargement of experience for me, because he illustrated how haphazardly Fate attributes names to her unoffending children. Angus McGubbin: a Scots giant, red-haired and scowling - wouldn't you think so?"

  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996).
  4. 4
    A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
  5. 5
    A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
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  1. 6
    A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
  2. 7
    A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.

Synonyms

All synonyms
aberdeen angusaberdeen angusaengusblack angus

Example

More examples

"Brother Placid Gross has been the main wrangler for the black Angus herd almost since he arrived at the abbey in 1957."

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".

Related phrases

Coupar Angusaberdeen angusangus ogblack angus

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