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Dolgan

Dolgan noun: a Turkic people, who inhabit the Taymyria region in the Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноя́рский край) in Russia.

Noun

Dolgan pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Turkic people, who inhabit the Taymyria region in the Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноя́рский край) in Russia.

Proper noun (1)

Dolgan

  1. The language of these people.

Proper noun (2)

Dolgan (plural Dolgans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Dolgan

pluralDolgans

Origin of Dolgan

Cognate of Dolhan, Douhan, Dovgan, Dovhan, and Dowhan. Compare Kovtun / Koltun. See l-vocalization.

Questions about Dolgan

What does Dolgan mean?
Dolgan means a Turkic people, who inhabit the Taymyria region in the Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноя́рский край) in Russia.
What part of speech is Dolgan?
Dolgan can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Dolgan in the dictionary

  1. dolesomeness
  2. Doletbagh
  3. dolewave
  4. Dolezal
  5. Dolezals
  6. Dolgan
  7. Dolgarrog
  8. Dolge
  9. Dolgellau
  10. Dolgelley
  11. Dolgellian

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