"Dall" meaning in English

See Dall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Etymologically unrelated to Dahl as in Roald Dahl? Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dall
  1. A lake in Alaska. Categories (place): Places in Alaska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dall-en-name-FZvBxfMZ Categories (other): Lakes, English entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 32 27 Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 18 20 16 1 2 14 12 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 40 11 17 1 1 9 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 17 20 1 1 7 4 23
  2. The Dall River in British Columbia.
    Sense id: en-Dall-en-name-sDWtXP~w Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 18 20 16 1 2 14 12 18
  3. A surname. For example, William Healey Dall.
    Sense id: en-Dall-en-name-zTmRgZ6i Categories (other): English surnames, Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 18 20 16 1 2 14 12 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Dall sheep, Dall's porpoise
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "13 46 41",
      "word": "Dall sheep"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "13 46 41",
      "word": "Dall's porpoise"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymologically unrelated to Dahl as in Roald Dahl?",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Dall",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Lakes",
          "orig": "en:Lakes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Alaska, USA",
          "orig": "en:Places in Alaska, USA",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
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          "orig": "en:Places in the United States",
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            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 32 27",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 20 16 1 2 14 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 11 17 1 1 9 5 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 17 20 1 1 7 4 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A lake in Alaska."
      ],
      "id": "en-Dall-en-name-FZvBxfMZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
        [
          "Alaska",
          "Alaska#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 20 16 1 2 14 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The Dall River in British Columbia."
      ],
      "id": "en-Dall-en-name-sDWtXP~w",
      "links": [
        [
          "British Columbia",
          "British Columbia"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 20 16 1 2 14 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname. For example, William Healey Dall."
      ],
      "id": "en-Dall-en-name-zTmRgZ6i",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Roald Dahl"
  ],
  "word": "Dall"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish masculine nouns",
    "Old Irish proper nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for gender in Old Irish entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Dall sheep"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dall's porpoise"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymologically unrelated to Dahl as in Roald Dahl?",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Dall",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Lakes",
        "en:Places in Alaska, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A lake in Alaska."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
        [
          "Alaska",
          "Alaska#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The Dall River in British Columbia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "British Columbia",
          "British Columbia"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname. For example, William Healey Dall."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Roald Dahl"
  ],
  "word": "Dall"
}

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