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- Dictionarydon/dɒn/
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- 1. a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge: British "his brother was a don at New College"
- 2. a Spanish title prefixed to a male forename: "Don Fernando was a jovial companion"
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DON definition: 1. a lecturer (= a college teacher), especially at Oxford or Cambridge University in England 2. to…. Learn more.
1. : a head (see head entry 1 sense 6a), tutor, or fellow (see fellow sense 5) in a college of Oxford or Cambridge University. she didn't want to be a don's wife and live in Oxford forever Virginia Woolf. broadly : a college or university professor. 2.
To don means to put on, as in clothing or hats. A hunter will don his camouflage clothes when he goes hunting.
What is a basic definition of don? Don means to put on or dress in clothing. The word Don is a title for men in Spanish and don is a term for the head of a mafia family.
1. British. a member of the teaching staff at a university or college, esp at Oxford or Cambridge. 2. the head of a student dormitory at certain Canadian universities and colleges. 3. a Spanish gentleman or nobleman. 4. (in the Mafia) the head of a family.
DON meaning: 1. a lecturer (= a college teacher), especially at Oxford or Cambridge University in England 2. to…. Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "DON": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
n. 1. Don (also dōn) Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area. 2. Chiefly British. a. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge. b. A college or university professor. 3. The leader of an organized-crime family. 4. Archaic An important personage.
Don in American English. (dɑn ) noun. 1. Sir; Mr.: a Spanish title of respect, used with the given name: abbrev. Don Pedro. 2. [d-] a Spanish nobleman or gentleman. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of Don in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
