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• Macdonald
  Macdonald

  noun

  George, 1824–1905, Scottish novelist and poet.
• MacDonald
  MacDonald

  noun

  James Ramsay, 1866–1937, British statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1924, 1929–35.

Macdonald

¹ American  

[muhk-don-uhld] / məkˈdɒn əld /

noun

1. George, 1824–1905, Scottish novelist and poet.

2. Sir John Alexander, 1815–91, Canadian statesman, born in Scotland: first prime minister 1867–73, 1878–91.

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MacDonald ² American  

[muhk-don-uhld] / məkˈdɒn əld /

noun

1. James Ramsay, 1866–1937, British statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1924, 1929–35.

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Macdonald ¹ British  

/ məkˈdɒnəld /

noun

1. Flora. 1722–90, Scottish heroine, who helped the Young Pretender to escape to Skye after his defeat at the battle of Culloden (1746)

2. Sir John Alexander. 1815–91, Canadian statesman, born in Scotland, who was the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867–73; 1878–91)

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MacDonald ² British  

/ məkˈdɒnəld /

noun

1. ( James ) Ramsay . 1866–1937, British statesman, who led the first and second Labour Governments (1924 and 1929–31). He also led a coalition (1931–35), which the majority of the Labour Party refused to support

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Here we meet Kelly Macdonald, suppressing her Scottish accent as tough but tender Sheriff Kerry, asserting her jurisdictional rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Liev Schreiber narrates the five-episode run, which features coach Mike Macdonald, quarterback Sam Darnold and receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

A Police Scotland statement said Nethy Bridge residents were being directed to a dedicated respite centre at the Macdonald Aviemore Hotel and access roads into Nethy Bridge had been closed.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

This is when Don Ohlmeyer, famously a friend of OJ Simpson, comes after Norm Macdonald on Weekend Update, and also for Adam Sandler.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

A peek at the entries for these words in any dictionary will show that Macdonald was wrong about the inevitable degeneration of a language that is not policed by lexicographers.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Needham analyst Ryan MacDonald noted commentary from management indicating uptake of Doximity’s AI offerings.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

That is translating into boards ill-prepared for tough choices, said Laura MacDonald, who runs Benefactor Group, a company that helps institutions build and preserve endowments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

But these groundwater stores "respond more slowly to changes in the climate than rivers, which is why they provide a useful buffer during periods of drought", said Prof Alan MacDonald of the British Geological Survey.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

When I put that to MacDonald, she said, “I’m in clinic today, and I have 35 patients.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Headmarveller MacDonald scooped up the bead with a metal instrument and jammed it into the machine's compartment.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton