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donjon
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don·jon
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dʒən
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noun
the inner tower, keep, or stronghold of a castle.
Origin:
variant of
dungeon
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donjon
(ˈdʌndʒən, ˈdɒn-)
—
n
Also called:
dungeon
the heavily fortified central tower or keep of a medieval castle
[C14: archaic variant of
dungeon
]
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