Dictionary Definition
Don
Noun
1 a Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or
nobleman
2 teacher at a university of college (especially
at Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: preceptor]
3 the head of an organized crime family [syn:
father]
4 Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and
Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
5 a European river in southwestern Russia; flows
into the Sea of Azov [syn: Don River] v :
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" [syn: wear, put on, get into,
assume]
User Contributed Dictionary
see Don
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes with: -ɒn
Noun
- A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
- A mafia boss.
Translations
university professor
- Dutch: professor, prof
- German: Professor
- Russian: профессор
mafia boss
Verb
- To put on (clothes).
Antonyms
Translations
put on
Breton
Adjective
donFrench
Etymology
From donnerPronunciation
Noun
donItalian
Noun
don- Father (a title given to priests)
- A title of respect to a man.
Korean
Noun
don (Hangul: 돈)Northern Sami
Pronoun
donOld English
Etymology
From West , from . Cognate with Old Frisian duā, Old Saxon dōn (Dutch doen), Old High German tuon (German tun); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Ancient Greek sc=polytonic, Latin dare (and its derivatives, prefix + -dere, e.g. abdere, condere), Old Irish dorat (Irish déan), Old Church Slavonic sc=Cyrs.Pronunciation
- /doːn/
Verb
- to do
Spanish
Noun
donSee also
Turkish
Etymology 1
Common Turkic *tōnNoun
donEtymology 2
Common Turkic *tongNoun
donExtensive Definition
The term Don or DON may refer to
- Donald, a Western name (a Scottish derivative)
- Don (honorific), a Spanish and Portuguese title, given as a mark of respect, also used in Italy
- Don, a crime boss
- Don, short for Test Cricket most prolific batsman Sir Donald Bradman
- Dôn, a mother goddess in Welsh mythology
- University don, in English universities, traditionally, a head, fellow or tutor of a college
- Superdon, an academic who frequently appears in documentaries
- DON, 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine, in pharmacology, the psychedelic phenethylamine
- DON, De-Oxy-Nivalenol = Vomitoxin, in microbiology, a toxine produced by several Fusarium and Aspergillus strains
- DON, Dissolved Organic Nitrogen
- DoN, the Department of the Navy, a part of the United States Department of Defense
In Geography
- Don River (Russia), one of the main rivers of Russia
- River Don, Aberdeenshire, in Scotland
- River Don, South Yorkshire, in England
- Don River (Toronto), in Canada
- Don, Nord, a commune of the Nord département in northern France
- Don, Italy, a comune in the province of Trento, Italy
- Don, Benin, a town in Benin
In Entertainment
- Don (1978 film), a blockbuster Hindi movie starring Amitabh Bachchan.
- Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006), a Bollywood remake starring Shahrukh Khan.
- Don (2007 film), a Telugu film starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Anushka.
- Don (Dutch film) a 2006 Dutch film.
Other uses
- Don Ameche, American actor and director
- Don Barbieri, American politician
- Don Boudria, former Member of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons
- Don DeLillo, American writer
- Don Falcone, American musician
- Don LaFontaine, a prolific American voice actor
- Don Mancini, American film director
- Don Novello, American actor
- Don Rosa, American comic book writer and illustrator
- Don Van Natta, Jr., American journalist
- Donovan, aka Donovan Phillips Leitch, the Scottish singer and musician
- Don, a Resident assistant at universities
- Russian Don, a horse breed
- Don Almarvez, Australian Icon (Cult Following)
See also
Don Nick Name Of Ibrahim Bhayatdon in Bosnian: Don (čvor)
don in Bulgarian: Дон
don in Welsh: Don
don in Danish: Don (flertydig)
don in German: Don
don in Spanish: Don
don in Esperanto: DON
don in French: Don
don in Croatian: Don (razdvojba)
don in Italian: DON
don in Georgian: დონი
don in Dutch: Don
don in Japanese: ドン
don in Polish: Don (ujednoznacznienie)
don in Portuguese: Rio Don
don in Romanian: Don (dezambiguizare)
don in Russian: Дон (значения)
don in Slovenian: Don
don in Serbian: Дон (вишезначна одредница)
don in Swedish: Don
don in Turkish: Don
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Herr,
Master, Mister, abecedarian, assume, bwana, certified teacher, change, docent, doctor, dominie, draw on, dress in,
educationist,
educator, fellow, get into, get on,
guide, guru, instructor, maestro, master, melamed, mentor, misrepresent, monsieur, mullah, pandit, pedagogist, pedagogue, preceptor, professor, pundit, put on, rabbi, sahib, schoolkeeper, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, signor, sir, slip, slip on, starets, teacher