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MacArthur
[ muhk-ahr-ther, muh-kahr- ]
noun
- Douglas, 1880–1964, U.S. general: supreme commander of allied forces in southwestern Pacific Ocean during World War II and of United Nations forces in Korea 1950–51.
Macarthur
1/ əˈɑːθə /
noun
- MacarthurJohn17671834MAustralianEnglishMILITARY: soldierWRITING: pastoralistBUSINESS: entrepreneur John. 1767–1834, Australian military officer, pastoralist, and entrepreneur, born in England. He established the breeding of merino sheep in Australia and was influential in founding the Australian wool industry
MacArthur
2/ əˈɑːθə /
noun
- MacArthurDouglas18801964MUSMILITARY: general Douglas. 1880–1964, US general. During World War II he became commanding general of US armed forces in the Pacific (1944) and accepted the surrender of Japan, the Allied occupation of which he commanded (1945–51). He was commander in chief of United Nations forces in Korea (1950–51) until dismissed by President Truman
- MacArthurEllen1976FEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: yachtswoman Dame Ellen (Patricia) born 1976, English yachtswoman; in 2005 she set a new world record for the fastest solo world circumnavigation
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It’s hard to imagine MacArthur Park, and the city, without one of its most iconic anchors.
Various public and nonprofit teams are targeting drug use in MacArthur Park, but it’s not enough, yet, to solve the public health crisis.
Baker has a Pulitzer and a MacArthur genius grant and by all rights she should have an Oscar nomination too.
Voters want clear leadership and more progress than they are seeing, she said, when it comes to the fires, homelessness and public safety issues in MacArthur Park.
She would later tell her family and many friends about how she came to work for MacArthur, the supreme Allied commander presiding over the reconstruction of Japan.
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