Ferguson

/ˈfɜr.ɡə.sən/ noun

Definition

A proper noun referring to Ferguson, Missouri, a city that became the center of protests following the death of Michael Brown in 2014.

Etymology

Ferguson is a place name of Scottish origin, from Fergus (a Scottish king) combined with the suffix '-son,' meaning 'son of Fergus.'

Kelly Says

Ferguson became a flashpoint that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement, showing how a city name became tied to crucial conversations about police violence and racial justice in modern American history.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፈርጋሶን
far-ga-son
ARالعربية
فرغوسون
far-goo-son
BNবাংলা
ফার্গ্যুসন
far-goo-son
CACatalà
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
CSČeština
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
DADansk
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
DEDeutsch
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
ELΕλληνικά
Φεργούσον
fer-goo-son
ESEspañol
ferguson
fer-goo-son
FAفارسی
فرگوسن
far-goo-son
FISuomi
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
FRFrançais
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
GUGU
ફર્ગ્યુસન
far-goo-son
HAHA
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
HEעברית
פרגוסון
far-goo-son
HIहिन्दी
फर्ग्यूसन
far-goo-son
HUMagyar
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
IDBahasa Indonesia
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
IGIG
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
ITItaliano
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
JA日本語
ファーガソン
faa-ga-son
KKKK
Фергюсон
fer-goo-son
KMKM
ហេរ្គុសន
her-goo-son
KO한국어
퍼거슨
peu-geo-seon
MRMR
फर्ग्युसन
far-goo-son
MSBahasa Melayu
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
MYမြန်မာ
ဖဲါဂျူဆန်
fa-goo-son
NLNederlands
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
NONorsk
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
PAPA
ਫਰਗ્યੁਸਨ
far-goo-son
PLPolski
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
PTPortuguês
ferguson
fer-goo-son
RORomână
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
RUРусский
Фергюсон
fer-goo-son
SVSvenska
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
SWKiswahili
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
TAதமிழ்
ஃபர்ஹேசன்
far-ha-sen
TEతెలుగు
ఫర్గ్యూసన్
far-goo-son
THไทย
เฟอร์ก्यूสัน
fer-goo-son
TLTL
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
TRTürkçe
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
UKУкраїнська
Фергюсон
fer-goo-son
URاردو
فرگوسن
far-goo-son
VITiếng Việt
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
YOYO
Ferguson
fer-goo-son
ZH中文
弗格森
fú gé sēn
ZUZU
Ferguson
fer-goo-son

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