"MacArthur" meaning in English

See MacArthur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /məˈkɑː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/ Forms: MacArthurs [plural], Mac Arthur [alternative], Macarthur [alternative]
Etymology: See McArthur. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} MacArthur (countable and uncountable, plural MacArthurs)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (surname): 麥克阿瑟 /麦克阿瑟 (Màikè'āsè) (Chinese Mandarin), マッカーサー (Japanese), 맥아더 (maegadeo) (Korean), 매카서 (Maekaseo) [North-Korea] (Korean), Макартур (Makartur) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-MacArthur-en-name-DwLw5T9d Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 79 21
  2. A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in West Virginia, USA, Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-MacArthur-en-name-rBTnWlBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: General MacArthur, MacArthur Park

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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