Douglas

American  

[duhg-luhs] / ˈdʌg ləs /

noun

1. Sir James the Black Douglas, 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.

2. James, 2nd Earl of, 1358?–88, Scottish military leader.

3. Kirk Issur Danielovitch Demsky, 1916–2020, U.S. actor.

4. Lloyd C(assel) 1877–1951, U.S. novelist and clergyman.

5. Michael, born 1944, U.S. actor and producer (son of Kirk Douglas).

6. Stephen A(rnold), 1813–61, U.S. political leader and statesman.

7. William O(rville) 1898–1980, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1939–75.

8. a city on and the capital of the Isle of Man: a resort town.

9. a city in southeastern Arizona.

10. a town in central Georgia.

11. a male given name: from a Scottish word meaning “black water.”

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Douglas ¹ British  

/ ˈdʌɡləs /

noun

1. C ( lifford ) H ( ugh ). 1879–1952, British economist, who originated the theory of social credit

2. Gavin. ?1474–1522, Scottish poet, the first British translator of the Aeneid

3. Keith ( Castellain ). 1920–44, British poet, noted for his poems of World War II: killed in action

4. Michael K ( irk ). born 1944, US film actor; his films include Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall Street (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Wonder Boys (2000)

5. ( George ) Norman. 1868–1952, British writer, esp of books on southern Italy such as South Wind (1917)

6. Tommy , full name Thomas Clement Douglas (1904–86). Canadian statesman: premier of Saskatchewan 1944–61

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Douglas ² British  

/ ˈdʌɡləs /

noun

1. a town and resort on the Isle of Man, capital of the island, on the E coast. Pop: 25 347 (2001)

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Three ominous shadows stretch over the memoirs of Sylvester Stallone and Michael Douglas, though none is cast by the authors themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Mr. Douglas relates that his father, after suffering a stroke in 1996, came to regret his emotional deficiencies and tried to become more loving and present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In ‘One Helluva Ride,’ Michael Douglas opens up about firing his dad, affairs on set, his son’s imprisonment and a lifetime lived under the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Douglas Jardine, England's charismatic captain, came up with a tactic that would change the game forever: Bodyline.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton’s book, American Apartheid, documents how racially segregated ghettos were deliberately created by federal policy, not impersonal market forces or private housing choices.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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