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Davis

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  1. 1
    A surname countable, uncountable

    "The use of “Eye of the Tiger” at a rally for Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has Survivor’s Jim Peterik “risin’ up to the challenge” – and threatening action."

  2. 2
    A surname; A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A surname; An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A surname; An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A locale in the United States.; A city in Yolo County, California; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis. countable, uncountable

    "Drivers like the idea of increasing traffic flow and reducing congestion on the portion of I-80 between Davis and West Sacramento."

  3. 8
    A placename:; A locale in the United States.; A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename:; A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename:; A locale in the United States.; A city in Garvin County and Murray County, Oklahoma; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename:; A locale in the United States.; A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename:; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename:; A locale in the United States.; A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename:; A locale in the United States.; A number of townships, listed under Davis Township. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename:; Ellipsis of Davis Station; a research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "The average high December temperature at Davis, Australia’s southernmost Antarctic scientific research station, is 2.4 degrees Celsius, or 36 degrees Fahrenheit."

  12. 17
    University of California, Davis. countable, uncountable

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