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McIntosh

/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/

McIntosh proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

mcintosh: a surname from Scottish Gaelic
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Proper noun

McIntosh (countable and uncountable, plural McIntoshes)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A town in Washington County, Alabama.
  3. A town in Marion County, Florida.
  4. An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
  5. A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.
  6. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
  7. A city, the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota.
  8. An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.
  9. A community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.

Noun

McIntosh (plural McIntoshes)

  1. The fruit of this cultivar.
  2. The tree of this cultivar, which bears this fruit.

McIntosh meaning in Tamil

McIntosh in Tamil

இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of McIntosh

All synonyms of McIntosh

Forms of McIntosh

Proper noun
pluralMcIntoshes
Noun
pluralMcIntoshes

Origin of McIntosh

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

Named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who discovered the original single tree in 1796.

Words formed from McIntosh

Questions about McIntosh

What does McIntosh mean?
McIntosh means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What is McIntosh in Tamil?
McIntosh in Tamil is இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும். See McIntosh meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is McIntosh?
McIntosh can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce McIntosh?
McIntosh is pronounced /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/.

Words near McIntosh in the dictionary

  1. McIntee
  2. McIntees
  3. McIntire
  4. McIntire joint
  5. McIntire joints
  6. McIntosh
  7. McIntosh County
  8. McIntoshes
  9. McInturff
  10. McInturffs
  11. McIntyre

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Adapted from Wiktionary: McIntosh (page history and authors); McIntosh (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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