Angus

American  

[ang-guhs] / ˈæŋ gəs /

noun

1. Formerly Forfar.  a historic county in eastern Scotland.

2. Aberdeen Angus.

3. a first name.

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Angus British  

/ ˈæŋɡəs /

noun

1. a council area of E Scotland on the North Sea: the historical county of Angus became part of Tayside region in 1975; reinstated as a unitary authority (excluding City of Dundee) in 1996. Administrative centre: Forfar. Pop: 107 520 (2003 est). Area: 2181 sq km (842 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

With first-choice Angus Gunn having taken the gloves against Japan, Rangers' Liam Kelly and Falkirk's Scott Bain each played 45 minutes in Liverpool.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Senator Angus King, an Independent from Maine, asked if they were "in the room" with Trump as he made his "final decision".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Wiesner said the group got the idea to buy and sell Angus after completing another project that involved selling custom, leather handbags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Within hours of launching the “Our Cow Angus” site in 2024, Angus had effectively sold out, slated to become 400 three-packs of hamburger patties for $35 each and four leather handbags for $1,200 each.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

But destruction involved all of agricultural England, from Angus in the north to Cornwall in the south, from Anglesey in the west to Norfolk in the east.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson