"Dumbo" meaning in English

See Dumbo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: See DUMBO. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Dumbo
  1. Alternative form of DUMBO (“a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: DUMBO (extra: a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States) Categories (place): Places in Brooklyn, Places in New York City, Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Gairville
    Sense id: en-Dumbo-en-name-Wl~OdH4F Categories (other): Neighborhoods of Brooklyn, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology templates: {{wp|Mandume, Angola}} Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Dumbo
  1. A town in Bié Province, Angola. Categories (place): Places in Angola, Towns in Angola Synonyms: Mandume Related terms: Dumbo ear, Dumbo-eared
    Sense id: en-Dumbo-en-name-xw7NcHn1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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