Davis

Definitions

1. A surname
   countable, uncountable
2. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies.
   countable, uncountable
3. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
   countable, uncountable
4. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
   countable, uncountable
5. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   countable, uncountable
6. A placename:
   countable, uncountable
7. A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
   countable, uncountable
8. A locale in the United States.
   countable, uncountable
9. A city in Yolo County, California; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.
   countable, uncountable
10. A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis.
    countable, uncountable
11. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
12. A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
13. A city in Garvin County and Murray County, Oklahoma; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
    countable, uncountable
14. A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler.
    countable, uncountable
15. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
16. A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
    countable, uncountable
17. A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.
    countable, uncountable
18. Ellipsis of Davis Station; a research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
19. University of California, Davis.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The use⟳ of “Eye of the Tiger” at a rally for Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has Survivor’s Jim Peterik “risin’ up to the challenge⟳” – and threatening action.”

“Drivers like⟳ the idea of increasing traffic flow⟳ and reducing congestion on the portion of I-80 between Davis and West Sacramento.”

“The average high December temperature at Davis, Australia’s southernmost Antarctic scientific research⟳ station, is 2.4 degrees Celsius, or 36 degrees Fahrenheit.”

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