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

Charity Angél Dawson, who has performed in Broadway productions of “Waitress” and “Chicago,” buttered up the crowd between renditions of songs popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

Dawson passed away in 2020 at age 89 and is recognized as a co-author on the study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

In Florida, over 10,000 people will lose access to HIV drugs, Dawson said.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

I was so grateful I bought a number of paperback books—works of Maritain, Aquinas and Christopher Dawson.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin