Magog
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a people descended from Japheth.
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a city in southern Quebec, in eastern Canada.
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Down the right lane waited his beautiful witch of a wife, Maire, and the power and corruption of London personified by Gog's bastard brother Magnus Ponsonby, nicknamed Magog.
From Time Magazine Archive
The idea that Matisse and Picasso, like Gog and Magog, are the founding opposites of modern art has left us a partisan scheme for looking at their work -- and for thinking about it.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Is your word then the Rampart of Gog and Magog, you young witch of Yian, that a Khan of the Seventh Tower need fear you!" he sneered, stealing stealthily westward through the feathery pines.
From The Slayer Of souls by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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