gowan

American  

[gou-uhn] / ˈgaʊ ən /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. any of various yellow or white field flowers, especially the English daisy.

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gowan British  

/ ˈɡaʊən /

noun

1. any of various yellow or white flowers growing in fields, esp the common daisy

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Other Word Forms

• gowaned adjective
• gowany adjective

Etymology

Origin of gowan

1560–70; earlier gollan < Old Norse gollinn golden

Example Sentences

"I think it is more likely that China and Russia will abstain, register their skepticism about the plan and then sit back and watch the US struggle to put it into action," Gowan said.

From Barron's

“No government, especially from the Arab and Muslim world, wants to be put in the spotlight with their troops there and have their people saying, ‘You’re just acting as an Israeli proxy force now,’ ” said Richard Gowan, a U.N. expert at the International Crisis Group think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Everyone is really dancing around the fact that you need a mission that can use force, and that is going to be really tough both in terms of operations but also optics,” said Gowan.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his ruling, Mr Gowan said Meta would suffer "immediate and irreparable loss" in the absence of a temporary ruling in the case.

From BBC

Richard Gowan, UN Director of the Crisis Group, said after three years of deepening animosity between Russia and the US at the UN, the sight of the two powers coordinating to embarrass Europe was pretty stunning.

From BBC