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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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                          Translations for don
                          Don through the time
                          Don across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Less common