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diminutive of the malegiven name Donald orGordon . - proper noun A
river inScotland , flowing 62mile to theNorth Sea . - proper noun A
river in EuropeanRussia , flowing 1200mile to theSea of Azov . Called Tanais in classical sources.
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Examples
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LALAMA: Well, Lida, why don ` t you -- would you tell him, Don ` t go in, don ` t say anything, you know, take the fifth?
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DON SHEPPERD (RET.), MILITARY ANALYST: Well, it's hard to say, Don.
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And just because they don ` t talk to her -- they ` ve already been advised by the attorneys, Don ` t talk to anyone.
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Don Juan _Don Juan_ or _hooan_ drought _drowt_ drouth _drowth_ extempore _extempore_ (four syllables) familiarity _familyarity_ gaol _jal_ genealogy _-alogy_, not _-ology_ gemus _genyus_
Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood
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_Señorita_, I don 'like make fun for you, but I guess you don' know my wife Carolina, she have been cook for Don Miguel and Don
The Pride of Palomar 1918
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Sat. 7/24/10 4: 14pm Don (trip dub) @Don @Jay I know, this is incredible.
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A posting in Chinese on a Tibetan website, under the title Don't Celebrate this New Year reads:
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Michelle gave him the name Don Chaney, the new Houston Rockets coach.
Sound and Fury Dave Kindred 2006
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Mr. Richard Dawkins do you know that you and most atheists have what I call the Don Quixote Syndrome.
Anthony Flew takes on Richard Dawkins « Anglican Samizdat 2008
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Next vnto it in fame is Tanais, which they call Don, and the third
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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