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proper noun
- the Santee branch of the Sioux people; the language of these people
- either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota
- a male or female given name
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| Dalmatian |
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noun
- (context, demonym) A person who is from or who lives in Dalmatia.
- One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.
proper noun
- An extinct Romance language of Croatia.
adjective
- Relating to Dalmatia or people from Dalmatia.
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| Dan. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
- (biblical) An abbreviation used for the Book of Daniel, an Old Testament book of the Bible.
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| Dane |
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noun
- A person from Denmark or of Danish descent.
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| Danish |
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noun (Danishes)
- Danish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits
proper noun
- The language of Denmark
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Denmark.
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| Dari |
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proper noun
- A variety of Middle Persian, the court language of the late Sassanid period and of classical Persian poetry.
- The dialect of the Persian language as spoken by approximately one-third of the population in Afghanistan; also referred to as Eastern Persian,Afghan Persian, or simply Persian.
- Note: Not be confused with 3.
- A language of the Central Iranian family spoken by up to 15,000 people (mostly Zoroastrians) in the Yazd and Kerman areas, also known as Gabri or Gabar.
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| Delaware |
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proper noun
- A (USstate) Capital: Dover.
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| demotic |
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adjective
- Of or for the common people.
- Of, relating to, or written in the vulgar form of ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.
- demotic script is a simplified, cursive form of hieroglyphs used in ancient egypt.
- Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek.
- demotic Greek
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| Dharuk |
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proper noun
- The language of the Australian aboriginal people who lived in the area of what is now Sydney from the southern shore of Port Jackson south to Botany Bay and as far inland as what is now Camden and Penrith. Closely related to Dhurga and Thurawal. (Reference: w:R. M. W. Dixon, R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words'', Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-553099-3, page 25.)
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| digger |
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noun
- A large piece of machinery that digs up holes.
- One who digs.
- (Australia) An Australian soldier.
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| Doric |
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proper noun
- An ancient Greek dialect spoken in ancient times.
- A dialect of Lowland Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland.
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| Dravidian |
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proper noun
- A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in South India, Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka Tamils (native), Sri Lanka, and parts of Brahui people, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
- Any of several aboriginal peoples of India and Sri Lanka thought to have spread south following Aryan migration.
- Any of the languages of these people; Dravidic.
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| Dutch |
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proper noun
- The main language of the Netherlands and Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium).
- The people from the Netherlands.
- (archaic) The main language of the Holy Roman Empire(Germany, Austria, Alsace, Luxemburg)
- (archaic) A German
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
- In a shared manner; of a shared expense.
- (archaic) Pertaining to the Dutch, the Germans, and the Goths.
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| Dutchman |
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proper noun (Dutchmen)
- A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands.
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