"Dijon" meaning in English

See Dijon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Dijon, from the Roman name, Latin Diviō, from the name Divius (“godly, divine”); see divus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|Dijon}} Borrowed from French Dijon, {{der|en|la|Diviō}} Latin Diviō Head templates: {{en-prop}} Dijon
  1. The capital city of Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Categories (place): Cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Cities in Côte-d'Or, France, Places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Places in Côte-d'Or, France, Places in France Derived forms: Dijon mustard, Perrigny-lès-Dijon, Plombières-lès-Dijon Translations (city in Burgundy): Դիժոն (Dižon) (Armenian), 第戎 (Dìróng) (Chinese Mandarin), Digione (Corsican), Dijon (Dutch), Diĵono (Esperanto), Dijon (Finnish), Dijon (French), დიჟონი (dižoni) (Georgian), Dijon (German), Ντιζόν (Ntizón) [feminine] (Greek), Dijon (Hungarian), Digione (Italian), ディジョン (english: Dijon) (Japanese), Diviō [Medieval-Latin, feminine] (Latin), डिजाँ (ḍijŏ̃) [neuter] (Marathi), Dijon (Portuguese), Дижо́н (Dižón) [masculine] (Russian), Dijon (Spanish), ดีฌง (dii-chong) (Thai), Діжо́н (Dižón) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Dijon-en-name-v6G5zW~o Categories (other): Departmental capitals of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Noun

Forms: Dijons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Dijon, from the Roman name, Latin Diviō, from the name Divius (“godly, divine”); see divus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|Dijon}} Borrowed from French Dijon, {{der|en|la|Diviō}} Latin Diviō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Dijon (countable and uncountable, plural Dijons)
  1. Short for Dijon mustard. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Dijon mustard
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "Dijon"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French Dijon",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Diviō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Diviō",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French Dijon, from the Roman name, Latin Diviō, from the name Divius (“godly, divine”); see divus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Dijons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Dijon mustard"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English short forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for Dijon mustard."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Dijon mustard",
          "Dijon mustard#English"
        ]
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Dijon"
  ],
  "word": "Dijon"
}

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