"Dunk" meaning in English

See Dunk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Dunks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Dunks}} Dunk (countable and uncountable, plural Dunks)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Dunk-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, which includes the Family Islands; one is Dunk Island, named after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Queensland, Villages in Australia, Villages in Queensland
    Sense id: en-Dunk-en-name-IXZPuDGx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Dunk meaning in English (2.1kB)

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