Bon

[ bon; French bawn ]

/ bɒn; French bɔ̃ /

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noun

Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.

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Also called Ras Addar.

Other definitions for Bon (2 of 3)

Bon²

[ bawn ]

/ bɔn /

noun

an annual festival of the Japanese Buddhists, welcoming ancestral spirits to household altars.

Also called Feast of Lanterns .

Origin of Bon

<Japanese, originally Urabon<Chinese version of Sanskrit ullambana literally, hanging upside down (a metaphor for the suffering brought on by physical desires)

Other definitions for Bon (3 of 3)

Bön

[ bohn ]

/ boʊn /

noun

a shamanistic Tibetan sect, absorbed by the first Buddhist sects of the 7th century and later.

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How to use Bon in a sentence

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“Alas, mon bon Monsieur, it goes from bad to worse,” sighed the old man.
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Mais on peut bien appeller vn voyage heureux, quand en fin on arrive bon port.
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Ledit Patriarche y alla, & avec vn truchement fit envers lui ce qui estoit de l'office d'un bon Pasteur.
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If the bon Dieu does not send you these vibrating inspirations, it is because you yourself have already conceived them!
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Que si la Royne vouloit qu'ils y allassent, on leur rendist leur argent, & qu'ils fissent ce que bon leur sembleroit.
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British Dictionary definitions for Bon (1 of 2)

Bon¹

/ (bɔːn) /

noun

Also called: Feast of Lanterns, Festival of Lanterns an annual festival celebrated by Japanese Buddhists

the pre-Buddhist priests of Tibet or one such priest
their religion

Word Origin for Bon

from Japanese bon, originally Urabon, from Sanskrit ullambana hanging upside down

British Dictionary definitions for Bon (2 of 2)

Bon²

/ (bɒn) /

noun

Cape Bon a peninsula of NE Tunisia

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