Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: douglas
IPA transcription: [d'ʌɡləs]
Pronunciations of douglas
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Douglas, Stephen_A._Douglas, Stephen_Arnold_Douglas, Little_Giant
    Meaning: United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
Usage examples
  • Douglas Haig born. 1880.
  • October, debated with Douglas.
  • Douglas has not been here since you left.
  • Douglas Dale could not attend that inquest.
  • Nevertheless the little Douglas Squirrel can open them.
  • 1858--Lost in the legislature the senatorship to Douglas.
  • "Well, then, say what you think of her now," cried Douglas impatiently.
  • The prompt action of Douglas, however, had the effect of keeping the mining movement in hand.
  • But in the heart of Douglas Dale there is an empty place which can never be filled upon earth.
  • He was a candidate again in 1838, and was elected over so agile an adversary as Stephen Arnold Douglas.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jesus, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Terry Fox, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The World Without Us, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wakefield, Massachusetts, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Helium, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Logitech, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Yosemite National Park, License CC BY-SA 4.0
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