Dagon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Dagon
< Latin < Greek < Hebrew dāghōn
Example Sentences
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The second encounter occurred during a 2024 expedition to the Tonga Trench aboard the R/V Dagon as part of the Inkfish Open Ocean Expedition, led by scientists from the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Center.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The military statement said Kubota was detained in Yangon’s South Dagon township while taking pictures and videos of 10-15 protesters.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Leon Dagon was "flabbergasted" when he saw his 13-year-old sister's homework.
From BBC ● May 20, 2020
Large, open-air market behind the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, beside the Lancang river, with hundreds of stalls selling a wide variety of food, textiles and local handicrafts, as well as live entertainment.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2020
As the sea crashed around him and the deck rose and fell beneath his feet, he had seen Dagon s Feast and Red Tide slammed together so violently that both exploded into splinters.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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