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don1

Pronunciation: /dɒn/
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Definition of don

noun

  • 1British a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge.
  • 2 (Don) a Spanish title prefixed to a male forename.
  • a Spanish gentleman.
  • North American informal a high-ranking member of the Mafia.

Derivatives

donship

noun

Origin:

early 16th century (in 1sense 2): from Spanish, from Latin dominus 'lord, master'

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