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McIntosh

name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 K AH0 N T AO2 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 2

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Washington County, Alabama.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Marion County, Florida.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.

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Meaning 5

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.

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Meaning 9

A community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.

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noun

Meaning 10

A cultivar of apple whose fruit has red and green skin, tart flavor and white flesh that ripens in late September.

The fruit of this cultivar.

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noun

Meaning 11

A cultivar of apple whose fruit has red and green skin, tart flavor and white flesh that ripens in late September.

The tree of this cultivar, which bears this fruit.

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noun

Meaning 12

early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: eating apple, dessert apple

Narrower terms: Macoun

History

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

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

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: McIntosh — apple tree and fruit variety
  • Georgian: მაკინტოში (maḳinṭoši) — apple tree and fruit variety
  • German: McIntosh — apple tree and fruit variety
  • Italian: McIntosh — apple tree and fruit variety
  • Portuguese: McIntosh — apple tree and fruit variety
  • Spanish: McIntosh — apple tree and fruit variety
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