Owens

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name.

    "Following the departure of Candace Owens from his outlet, Jewish right-wing media personality Ben Shapiro has been criticised for his 'untransparent' and 'censorship-driven' pro-Israel bias by fellow Conservative commentators, some of whom have gone as far as calling for Shapiro's outlet to be renamed The Daily Jewish/Israeli Wire."

  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; A township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marion County, Ohio.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in King George County, Virginia.

Synonyms

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james cleveland owens

Example

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"Jesse Owens was an American sportsman."

Etymology

From Owen + -s (patronymic suffix).

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Owens Gap

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