Angus

[ ang-guhs ]

noun

1. a historic county in eastern Scotland. Formerly Forfar.
2. Aberdeen Angus.
3. a first name.

Angus

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Senior catering rating John Angus McDonald also recalls some heavy seas when the ship took a group of passengers to Islay to celebrate Hogmanay.

From BBC

There’s also the crazed racket of “Motorbike Song” and the alluring ballad “Big Dreams,” written on acoustic guitar and matched in tone by a wistful music video directed by longtime collaborator John Angus Stewart.

From Los Angeles Times

By the time referee Angus Gardner blew the final whistle, that reasoning, for many, had been exploded.

From BBC

The charity – started by farmers in Angus, Peebles and Wiltshire - has now transported 500 of them from across Scotland and around the UK.

From BBC

"Deaths of despair" — which Anne Case and Angus Deaton write about in their book by that name — are a fact of life here.

From Salon