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Pronunciation: /daʊn/

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Definition of down

noun

1 (usually downs) a gently rolling hill:the gentle green contours of the downs
(the Downs) ridges of undulating chalk and limestone hills in southern England, used mainly for pasture.

2 (the Downs) a stretch of sea off the east coast of Kent, sheltered by the Goodwin Sands.

Origin:

Old English dūn 'hill' (related to Dutch duin 'dune'), perhaps ultimately of Celtic origin and related to Old Irish dún and obsolete Welsh din 'fort', which are from an Indo-European root shared by town