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Logan

American  
[loh-guhn] / ˈloʊ gən /

noun

  1. John or James Tah-gah-jute, c1725–80, leader of the Cayuga tribe.

  2. Joshua, 1908–1988, U.S. playwright, director, and producer.

  3. Mount, a mountain in Canada, in the Mount Elias Mountains: second highest peak in North America. 19,850 feet (6,050 meters).

  4. a city in N Utah.

  5. a male given name.


Logan 1 British  
/ ˈləʊɡən /

noun

  1. a mountain in NW Canada, in SW Yukon in the St Elias Range: the highest peak in Canada and the second highest in North America. Height (after a re-survey in 1993): 5959 m (19 550 ft)

"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

logan 2 British  
/ ˈləʊɡən /

noun

  1. other names for rocking stone

"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

logan 3 British  
/ ˈləʊɡən /

noun

  1. another name for bogan 1

"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

Etymology

Origin of logan

C18: from logging-stone, from dialect log to rock

Example Sentences

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“The reported fourth quarter indicated some stabilization in the business, but continued unanswered questions about the arc of the company’s recovery,” Sarah Henry, portfolio manager at Logan Capital Management, said over email.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

So the four of them headed to Framingham from New Hampshire, checked four bags and took the bus to Logan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

But in a world where global warming fixes can seem impossibly daunting, limiting methane pollution from stripper wells is the rare low-hanging fruit, Andrew Logan of Ceres, a climate advocacy group, told me.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

That WWE ring sees unexpected action late Sunday afternoon, while MMA fighter and professional annoying person Logan Paul is taping an especially irritating episode of his Impaulsive podcast.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

Which was more like a narrow river, but people in Logan didn’t like to name things in a boastful way.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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