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don1 definition

don (dän)

noun

  1. a distinguished man
  2. Brit. a head, tutor, or fellow of a college or university, esp. at Oxford or Cambridge
  3. an important Mafia leader

Etymology: Sp < L domnus, contr. < dominus, master: see dominate

don2 definition

don (dän)

transitive verb donned, donning don′·ning

to put on (a garment, etc.); dress in (a certain color or material)

Etymology: contr. of do on

Don1 definition

Don (dän)

noun

  1. Sir; Mr.: a Spanish title of respect, used with the given name: abbrev. D Don Pedro
  2. a Spanish nobleman or gentleman
Don2 definition

Don (dän; Russ dō̂n)

river in SC European Russia, flowing southward into the Sea of Azov: c. 1,200 mi (1,931 km)

Etymology: Russ: see Danube

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