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Definition of 'DON' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) don
(cap.) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.

2.  don
(in Spanish-speaking countries) a lord or gentleman.

3.  don
(cap.) an Italian title of address, esp. for a priest.

4.  don
(in the English universities) a head, fellow, or tutor of a college.

5.  don
the head of a Mafia family.

6.  don
Archaic. a person of great importance.

7. (v.t.) don
to put on or dress in:
to don one's gloves.

8. (n.) Don
a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian Federation in Europe to the Sea of Azov. ab. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long.


Definition of 'DON' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Don
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

2. (noun) preceptor, don
teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

3. (noun) don, father
the head of an organized crime family

4. (noun) Don
Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

5. (noun) Don, Don River
a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

6. (verb) Don
a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename
"Don Roberto"

7. (verb) wear, put on, get into, don, assume
put clothing on one's body
"What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"


Definition of 'DON' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) DON
sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes

2. (noun) DON
a grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities

3. (verb) DON
to put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with


Definitions of 'DON' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  DON
a Russian river, the ancient Tanaïs; flows southward from its source in the province of Tula, and after a course of 1153 m. falls into the Sea of Azov; also the name of a river in Aberdeenshire, and another in Yorkshire.



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