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Meanings of don in English

Portuguese
dom
Catalan
don

One of the major rivers of Russia which rises in the town of Novomoskovsk southeast of Moscow, and flows for a distance of about 1,950 kilometres to the Sea of Azov.

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dom
Portuguese
caber
Catalan
portar

Put clothing on one's body.

caber
Portuguese
don
Spanish
don

Cell line.

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don
Russian
дом
Portuguese
dona
Spanish
don
Catalan
don

Honorific title used in Iberia and Italy and their current and former overseas possessions.

дом
Usage of don in English
1
Caffarelli's high notes weren't so good tonight; the prima donna was dreadful.
Cry to heaven
2
It takes him several tries to properly ditch and don his equipment.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
3
He is a gallant-looking knight; a true don of the old school.
Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
4
The don in question, he is... he is something of an eccentric.
The lies of locke lamora
5
They don harnesses, often wear a helmet, rope up, and clip protection.
Climbing Magazine
6
He is the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield.
Wired
7
At least she'd had the sense to don woolen stockings beneath them.
The grail king
8
They were staying at Craig-y-don, at the eastern end of the Parade.
The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
9
The leader frequently had to don rock shoes despite the Antarctic chill.
Climbing Magazine
10
He merely objected to the insistence that broadcasters must don the flower.
The Irish Times
11
I will then don the helmet and take control of the Hangman.
My Name is Legion
12
Not all are convinced that Pisa officials should don the dunce cap.
The Guardian
13
She started to don a polite diplomatic smile then shook it off.
The devil she knows
14
If he could only don the crown, perhaps he could do something.
Servant of a dark god
15
At least I will not be expected to don mourning for Tyrion.
A feast for crows
16
Withal that don Ambrosio is Genoese and from a family of bankers!
The sun over breda
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Don through the time
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