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Dijon

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈdiː(d)ʒɒn/
  • Canada: /diːʒ(j)ɒn/
  • Canada: /diːdʒɒn/
  • Canada: /dɪ-/
  • Canada: /ˈdiːʒoʊ/
  • Canada: /-ɔ̃ː/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IY1 ZH AA2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IY0 ZH OW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The capital city of Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Short for Dijon mustard

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Dijon mustard, a prepared mustard containing white wine in place of vinegar

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A dark yellow

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French Dijon, from the Roman name, Latin Diviō, from the name Divius (“godly, divine”); see divus.

French.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Դիժոն (Dižon) — city in Burgundy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第戎 (Dìróng) — city in Burgundy
  • Corsican: Digione — city in Burgundy
  • Dutch: Dijon — city in Burgundy
  • Esperanto: Diĵono — city in Burgundy
  • Finnish: Dijon — city in Burgundy
  • French: Dijon — city in Burgundy
  • Georgian: დიჟონი (dižoni) — city in Burgundy
  • German: Dijon — city in Burgundy
  • Greek: Ντιζόν (Ntizón) — city in Burgundy
  • Hungarian: Dijon — city in Burgundy
  • Italian: Digione — city in Burgundy
  • Japanese: ディジョン — city in Burgundy
  • Latin: Diviō — city in Burgundy
  • Marathi: डिजाँ (ḍijŏ̃) — city in Burgundy
  • Polish: Dijon — city in Burgundy
  • Portuguese: Dijon — city in Burgundy
  • Russian: Дижо́н (Dižón) — city in Burgundy
  • Spanish: Dijon — city in Burgundy
  • Thai: ดีฌง (dii-chong) — city in Burgundy
  • Ukrainian: Діжо́н (Dižón) — city in Burgundy
Real reading context

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