Down

English

/daʊn/

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Definitions
  • One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, usually known as County Down.

Etymology

Derived from Irish dún (fortress, fort, hill, stronghold).

Origin

Irish (Donegal)

dún

Gloss

fortress, fort, hill, stronghold

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

Emoji

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