Dawson

American  

[daw-suhn] / ˈdɔ sən /

noun

1. Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator.

2. William Levi, 1899–1990, U.S. composer and conductor.

3. a town in NW Canada, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers: former capital of the Yukon Territory.

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Dawson British  

/ ˈdɔːsən /

noun

1. a town in NW Canada, in the Yukon on the Yukon River: a boom town during the Klondike gold rush (at its height in 1899). Pop: 1251 (2001)

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Example Sentences

In fact, Dawson would only have been in his mid-50s in the early ’90s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Steelmaking coal output tumbled 31% to 1.5 million tons after lower production from Moranbah North in Australia following an incident in March 2025 and significant weather impacts at Dawson, also in Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Sentencing him to two years and three months in prison, Livesey said the "opportunistic" theft caused "inconvenience and stress" to Dawson and her company.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

There’s a “great divide between short-term and long-term inflation expectations,” wrote Cameron Dawson, NewEdge Wealth CIO in a post External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Then Mr. Dawson said, ‘I’ve waited too long, son, show me some words that makes sense.’

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson