Dagon

American  

[dey-gon] / ˈdeɪ gɒn /

noun

1. a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.

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Dagon British  

/ ˈdeɪɡɒn /

noun

1. Bible a god worshipped by the Philistines, represented as half man and half fish

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Etymology

Origin of Dagon

< Latin < Greek < Hebrew dāghōn

Example Sentences

The team works from a research vessel called Dagon, with a crewed submersible, Bakunawa, capable of going to the full ocean depth of 11km.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

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

Lawyers for one of the researchers involved in the effort — Georgia Tech’s David Dagon — also said Durham’s description of events were misleading.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

Mr. Antonakakis and Mr. Dagon reached out to Mr. Joffe to gain access to Neustar’s repository of DNS logs, people familiar with the matter said, and began sifting them.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2021

Almost a hundred years had passed since Dagon Greyjoy sat the Seastone Chair, but the ironbom still told tales of his raids and battles.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin