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Dagan

American  
[dah-gahn] / ˈdɑ gɑn /

noun

  1. the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.


Dagan British  
/ ˈdɑːɡən /

noun

  1. an earth god of the Babylonians and Assyrians

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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About a hundred people from Israel and other West Bank settlements attended the ceremony, including Katz and Yossi Dagan, head of the Israeli authority in charge of settlements in the northern West Bank.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Projection design by Yoav Dagan and Kirsti Cumming, in addition to depicting shifts in landscape, magnifies the characters’ etched faces in detail.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2023

The actor was remembered by Variety's Carmel Dagan as "exceptionally prolific".

From BBC Oct. 19, 2023

“I don’t think it’s a celebration. It’s clear for everybody here that, unlike in other countries … of the world, there is a bigger meaning to this,” Dagan said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 15, 2023

Dagan, who had refused to sit at table with Laurentius and Mellitus, reposed along with them on the Holy Table for many centuries in this forgiving list.

From The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 by G. F. (George Forrest) Browne

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