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==English==
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===Etymology===
The rural municipality in Manitoba is named after politician {{w|James William Armstrong}} (1860 - 1928).

===Proper noun===
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# {{surname|en|[[English]]|from=nicknames}}, originally a [[nickname]] for someone with [[strong]] [[arm]]s.
# {{place|en|city|in the province of|p/Santa Fe|c/Argentina}}.
# {{place|en|small town|in the {{w|Rural City of Ararat}},|s/Victoria|c/Australia}}.
# {{place|en|number of places|c/Canada}}:
## {{place|en|city|in North {{w|Okanagan}},|p/British Columbia}}.
## {{place|en|rural municipality|p/Manitoba|c/Canada}}.
## {{place|en|twp|in {{w|Timiskaming District}},|p/Ontario}}.
## {{place|en|rural community|and First Nation settlement in {{w|Thunder Bay District}},|p/Ontario}}.
# {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:
## {{synonym of|en|Termo}}, [[California]].
## {{place|en|ucomm|co/St. Johns County|s/Florida}}.
## {{place|en|extinct town|co/Wilkes County|s/Georgia}}.
## {{place|en|ucomm|co/Vermilion County|s/Illinois}}.
## {{place|en|twp/and/unincorporated community|therein, in|co/Vanderburgh County|s/Indiana}}.
## {{place|en|minor city|co/Emmet County|s/Iowa}}.
## {{place|en|ucomm|co/Freeborn County|s/Minnesota}}.
## {{place|en|minor city|co/Howard County|s/Missouri}}.
## {{place|en|town|co/Bryan County|s/Oklahoma}}.
## {{place|en|twp|co/Indiana County|s/Pennsylvania}}.
## {{place|en|twp|co/Lycoming County|s/Pennsylvania}}.
## {{place|en|ucomm|co/Kenedy County|s/Texas}}.
## {{place|en|ucomm|town/Osceola|co/Fond du Lac County|s/Wisconsin}}.

====Derived terms====
{{col3|en
|Armstrong oscillator
|Armstrong County
|Armstrong limit
|Armstrong line
|Armstrong number
|Captain Armstrong
|Armstrong's axioms
|King-Armstrong unit
}}

===Noun===
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# {{short for|en|Armstrong gun}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2010|author=Peter G. Tsouras|title=A Rainbow of Blood: The Union in Peril
|passage=There would be a special commendation for the Royal Artillery, who were handling their '''Armstrongs''' with great precision and a speed Wolseley had never seen before in muzzle-loading guns.}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=agmnorrst|strong-arm|strongarm}}

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==Scots==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|Armestrang}}.

===Proper noun===
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# {{surname|sco|[[Scottish]]|from=Scots}}, originally a [[nickname]] for someone with [[strong]] [[arm]]s; primarily referring to members of the [[w:Clan Armstrong|Armstrong clan]] in the West and Middle Marches of the Anglo-Scottish [[w:Anglo-Scottish border|Borders country]], or their descendants