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noun
A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A friendly term of address, especially for a young man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, slang
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noun
Alternative form of djong (“type of sailing ship”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
United States writer (born in 1942)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Erica Jong
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Broader terms: writer, author
History
From Tibetan རྫོང (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”).
Borrowed from Afrikaans jong (“male servant; boy”), from Dutch jongen (“young”).
See djong.
