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Magog

American  
[may-gog] / ˈmeɪ gɒg /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a people descended from Japheth.

  2. a city in southern Quebec, in eastern Canada.


Magog British  
/ ˈmeɪɡɒɡ /

noun

  1. See Gog and Magog

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They were taken across the border and moved to a house in Magog, Quebec.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

McBroom, known for his extreme green contours, toned it down considerably at Magog, relying on cants and slants more than humps and bumps.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 22, 2018

Brought up to date by the English novelist, playwright and historian, Andrew Sinclair, Gog and Magog come to signify the haunting memory and failing desire of a geratic Britain.

From Time Magazine Archive

I think there is room for both Gog and Magog.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gog and Magog exposed their ivory teeth in a permanent smile of welcome, and in the kitchen of the Great House, Mrs. Binn, the Beau's intelligent cook, prepared a breakfast of the most savoury character.

From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie

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