Don
/dɒn; for 1 also Russ. dɔn/
Show Spelled Pronunciation [don; for 1 also Russ. dawn]
Show IPA –noun | 1. | a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian Federation in Europe, to the Sea of Azov. ab. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long. |
| 2. | a river in NE Scotland, flowing E from Aberdeen county to the North Sea. 62 mi. (100 km) long. |
| 3. | a river in central England, flowing NE from S Yorkshire to the Humber estuary. 60 mi. (97 km) long. |
| 4. | a male given name, form of Donald. |
don 1 (dŏn) n. Don also (dōn) Abbr. D. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area. Chiefly British A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge. A college or university professor.
The leader of an organized-crime family. Archaic An important personage.
[Spanish dialectal and Italian, both from Latin dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.] |
don 2 (dŏn) tr.v.
donned, don·ning, dons
To put on (clothing). To assume or take on: donned the air of the injured party.
[Middle English, contraction of do on, to put on; see do1.] |
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DON dissolved organic nitrogen |
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