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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
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Examples for "don river"
Examples for "don river"
1
The most productive coal-fields are those of the lower Don River and of Poland.
Commercial Geography / A Book for High Schools, Commercial Cours...
2
When they reached the church door, a little church looking upon the Don River, they found a great number of people assembled.
The Four Canadian Highwaymen; Or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp
3
The first and the fiercest are called Don Cossacks, because of their inhabiting the immense steppes of the Don river, on the frontiers of Asia.
Thaddeus of Warsaw
1
Reports have described bodies laid by the river Don, presumed dead.
The Guardian
2
He was then moved down to the river Don.
In Freedom's Cause : A Story of Wallace and Bruce
3
Scythia proper is the steppe-land between the Carpathian Mountains and the river Don in South-East Russia
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
4
So with the ships he had built he sailed down the River Don and attacked Azof.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08: Great Rulers
5
Tanais, the river Don in Eastern Russia
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
Portuguese
don
Spanish
don

Cell line.

Related terms
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!
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