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donjons

donjons is the plural of donjon.

Meaning of donjon

Noun

donjon (plural donjons)

  1. The fortified tower and main residence of a motte or early castle; a keep.
    • It was a fortress of no great size, consisting of a donjon, or large and high square tower, surrounded by buildings of inferior height, which were encircled by an inner court-yard.1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter VII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page...

Questions about donjons

What is donjons the plural of?
Donjons is the plural of donjon.

Words near donjons in the dictionary

  1. Donji Lapac
  2. Donji Martijanec
  3. Donji Miholjac
  4. Donji Vidovec
  5. donjon
  6. donjons
  7. Donjuan
  8. donjuanesque
  9. donjuanist
  10. Donjuans
  11. donk

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