anderson
IPA: ˈændɝsʌn
Root Word: Anderson
noun
- (countable) A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
- (countable) A male given name
- A placename
- A river in British Columbia, Canada; flowing from near the Coquihalla Pass into the Fraser River near Boston Bar; named for fur trader James Anderson.
- A river in the Northwest Territories, Canada; flowing 692 km from Colville Lake into the Beaufort Sea, probably named for fur trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson.
- A river in Indiana, United States; flowing 80 km from near Eckerty into the Ohio at Troy.
- A locality in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia; named for early settlers Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.
- A locale in the United States:
- A town in Lauderdale County, Alabama; named for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.
- An unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama.
- A city in Denali Borough, Alaska; named for homesteader Arthur Anderson.
- An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
- A city in Shasta County, California; named for landowner Elias Anderson.
- A former settlement in Mendocino County, California; named for early settler Walter Anderson.
- An unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana; named for Lenape Chief William Anderson.
- A city in McDonald County, Missouri; named for local merchant Robert Anderson.
- A census-designated place in Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina; named for Revolutionary War officer Robert Anderson.
- A town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
- A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Anderson Township.
- A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).
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Examples of "anderson" in Sentences
- Anderson is cool but not a futurist.
- David J. Anderson is an American neurobiologist.
- He was the grandson of the Scottish botanist Dr James Anderson.
- The High Schools are Anderson High School and Brae High School.
- Church assemblies known as Anderson are affiliated with Anderson.
- Ambassador, that the Andersons became truly enraptured with bonsai.
- Anderson used the vessel on Lake Washington in the excursion business.
- Anderson was the first woman professor of pediatrics in the United Kingdom.
- The denouement of Poul Anderson's After Doomsday relies partly on chirality.
- Anderson has been both praised and criticized for his deadpan style of humor.
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