noun · 2 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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General-American:gōʹdoun
General-American:/ˈɡoʊ̯daʊ̯n/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
South-Asia:go͝o-doun'
South-Asia:/ɡʊˈɖawn/
CMU ARPABET:G OW1 D AW2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A warehouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Africa, East, Hong-Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, dated
Examples
1694, Fort St. George Diary and Consultation Book, entry for 30 April, 1694, Madras: 1918, p. 45, Ordered that the new House in the Fort be forthwith built according to a modell now produced an approved, being 110 foot in length and 55 foot in breadth to be built on the East side the Fort at 18 Foot distance from the godown wall, and at equal distance from the north and south walls.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
(in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: warehouse, storage warehouse
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, “store room”) or Telugu గిడ్డంగి (giḍḍaṅgi, “store room, warehouse”).
