English Explanatory Dictionary

dhoon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

dhoon dhoons dun

Etymology

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

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