DOON

Meaning of DOON in English

/doohn/ , n.

a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. ab. 30 mi. (48 km) long.

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DOON — I. (|)dün Scotland variant of down II. ˈdün noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sinhalese dun -gaha doon tree : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOON — n. river located in southwestern Scotland
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DOON — Doon, Doone BrE AmE duːn
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DOON — Classification: City Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 533 Total Housing Units (2000): 217 Land Area (square meters): 1493808 …
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DOON DE MAYENCE — hero baron of the medieval epic poems in Old French known as chansons de geste, which together form the core …
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DOON STAR — Дун стар (сорт среднеспелого картофеля; клубни овальные) букв. дунская звезда; по названию р. Дун, Шотландия
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DOON THE WATTER — Glasgow Fair - originally a fair on Glasgow Green but latterly the last two weeks in July when factories and …
Scottish Slang English vocabulary
COORIE DOON — to nestle or snuggle down close as in Coorie doon ma wee bairn.
Scottish Slang English vocabulary
DOON STAR — "Дун стар" (сорт среднеспелого картофеля; клубни овальные) букв. дунская звезда; по названию р. Дун, Шотландия
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
51235 — State: IOWA City: DOON
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BURNS, ROBERT — born Jan. 25, 1759, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scot. died July 21, 1796, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire National poet of Scotland. The son of …
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UNDONE — I. |ən|dən adjective Etymology: Middle English undon, undoon, from un- (I) + don, doon done — more at done : …
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DONE — I. Etymology: Middle English doon, ydoon (past participle of don, doon to do), from Old English gedōn, past participle of …
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TULLIBEE — /tul"euh bee'/ , n. a commercially important deep-bodied Canadian whitefish, Coregonus artedi tullibee. [ 1780-90; earlier telibee toulibi oto·lipi· (cf. …
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RIGADOON — [rig.a.doon] or ri.gau.don n [F rigaudon] (1691): a lively dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; also: the music for …
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LARDOON — [lar.doon] or lar.don n [ME, fr. MF lardon piece of fat pork, fr. lard] (14c): a strip (as of salt …
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CARDOON — [car.doon] n [F cardon, fr. LL cardon-, cardo thistle, fr. cardus, fr. L carduus thistle, cardoon] (1611): a large perennial …
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BRIGADOON — [Brig.a.doon] n [fr. Brigadoon, village in the musical Brigadoon (1947) by A. J. Lerner and F. Loewe] (1968): a place …
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CHANSON DE GESTE — (French song of deeds) any of the Old French epic poems forming the core of the Charlemagne legends. More than …
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STRATHCLYDE — in British history, native Briton kingdom that, from about the 6th century, had extended over the basin of the River …
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SCOTLAND, FLAG OF — flag of a constituent unit of the United Kingdom, flown subordinate to the Union Jack, that consists of a blue …
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RENDELL, RUTH — born Feb. 17, 1930, London, Eng. in full Ruth Barbara Rendell, original surname Grasemann, pseudonym Barbara Vine British writer of …
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OGIER THE DANE — French Ogier De Danemarche, Danish Holger Danske an important character in the French medieval epic poems called chansons de geste. …
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GANDHI, RAJIV — born Aug. 20, 1944, Bombay, India died May 21, 1991, Sriperumbudur, near Madras in full Rajiv Ratna Gandhi the leading …
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AYRSHIRE — also called Ayr historic county, southwestern Scotland. The county is named for Ayr, its historic county town (seat). Apart from …
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ARBUS, DIANE — born March 14, 1923, New York, N.Y., U.S. died July 26, 1971, New York City ne Diane Nemerov American photographer, …
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ALLOWAY — southern suburb of the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire council area, historic county of Ayrshire, Scotland, famous as the birthplace …
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BURNS, ROBERT — born Jan. 25, 1759, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scot. died July 21, 1796, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire National poet of Scotland. The son of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STEAMIN — (adj) descibes the appearance of one who has consumed enough alcohol to consume to projectile vomit for a week. Example: …
Slang English vocab
DOONHAMERS — Queen of the South (from Dumfries, doon/down in the very south of Scotland).
Scottish Slang English vocabulary

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