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Meaning of Angus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæŋ.ɡəs

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
  2. A surname.
  3. A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996).
  4. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
  5. A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
  7. A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.

Equivalents

العربية أنجس
Français angus
Gaeilge Aonghas

Examples

“Angus was a great enlargement of experience for me, because he illustrated how haphazardly Fate attributes names to her unoffending children. Angus McGubbin: a Scots giant, red-haired and scowling - wouldn't you think so?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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