MacArthur

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MacArthur¹

  • /məˈkɑː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/

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See McArthur.

proper noun MacArthurs · Mac Arthur · Macarthur

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Scottish Gaelic. To hear Pastor John MacArthur tell it, all Grace Community Church did was open its doors and the people came, like the animals to Noah’s Ark.
  2. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Former name: Hollywood

Macarthur²

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after John Macarthur (wool pioneer).
  3. A region of Sydney in the City of Campbelltown, Camden council area and Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, named after John Macarthur and Elizabeth Macarthur.
  4. A town in the Shire of Moyne, south-west Victoria.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mcarthur, liberator, general, commander, strategist, tactician, leader, mac, warleader, victor, douglas, mac arthur, mcartor, mcfarland, macdonald, mcard

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한국어맥아더 maegadeo
日本語マッカーサー
中文麥克阿瑟 /麦克阿瑟 Màikè'āsè
РусскийМакартур Makartur

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"MacArthur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/macarthur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

MacArthur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/macarthur

Chicago

"MacArthur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/macarthur.

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@misc{macarthur_2026,
  title = {MacArthur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/macarthur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}