Antonyms for
anderson
A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
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All Definitions for Anderson

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1A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
2A male given name.
3A placename
4A city, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina
5Amed for Revolutionary War officer Robert Anderson.
6A city, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana
7Amed for Lenape Chief William Anderson.
8A town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas
9Amed for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
10A river in British Columbia, Canada
11Flowing from near the Coquihalla Pass into the Fraser River near Boston Bar
12Amed for fur trader James Anderson.
13A river in the Northwest Territories, Canada
14Flowing 692 km from Colville Lake into the Beaufort Sea, probably named for fur trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson.
15A river in Indiana, United States
16Flowing 80 km from near Eckerty into the Ohio at Troy.
17A locality in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
18Amed for early settlers Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.
19A locale in the United States:
20A town in Lauderdale County, Alabama
21Amed for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.
22A city in Denali Borough, Alaska
23Amed for homesteader Arthur Anderson.
24A city in Shasta County, California
25Amed for landowner Elias Anderson.
26A former settlement in Mendocino County, California
27Amed for early settler Walter Anderson.
28A city in McDonald County, Missouri
29Amed for local merchant Robert Anderson.
30A census-designated place in Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
31An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
32A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
33A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
34An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
35A number of townships in the United States, listed under Anderson Township.
36A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).
37An unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama.
38An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
39An unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois.
40An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois.

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