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dhoon

dhoon noun: any of the flat valleys lying parallel to the base of the Himalayas, and between the rise of that mountain mass and the low tertiary ranges known as the sub-Himalayan or Sivalik Hills, or rather between the interior and exterior of these ranges.

Noun

dhoon (plural dhoons)

  1. (India, in plural) Any of the flat valleys lying parallel to the base of the Himalayas, and between the rise of that mountain mass and the low tertiary ranges known as the sub-Himalayan or Sivalik Hills, or rather between the interior and exterior of these ranges.

Forms of dhoon

pluraldhoons
alternative formdun

Origin of dhoon

Borrowed from Hindustani دُون (dūn) / दून (dūn).

Questions about dhoon

What does dhoon mean?
Dhoon means any of the flat valleys lying parallel to the base of the Himalayas, and between the rise of that mountain mass and the low tertiary ranges known as the sub-Himalayan or Sivalik Hills, or rather between the interior and exterior of these ranges.
What part of speech is dhoon?
Dhoon is a noun.
What is the plural of dhoon?
The plural of dhoon is dhoons.

Words near dhoon in the dictionary

  1. dhooley
  2. dhooleys
  3. dhoolie
  4. dhoolies
  5. dhooly
  6. dhoon
  7. Dhoonidhoo
  8. Dhoonirehaa
  9. dhoons
  10. dhoop
  11. dhoops

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