"dont" meaning in French

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Pronoun

IPA: /dɔ̃/, /dɔ̃.t‿/ Audio: Fr-dont.ogg [France]
Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French dont, from Old French dunt, from Vulgar Latin/Latin dē unde (“from where”). Compare Spanish donde (“where”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|dont|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French dont, {{inh+|fr|frm|dont}} Inherited from Middle French dont, {{inh|fr|fro|dunt}} Old French dunt, {{inh|fr|VL.|-}} Vulgar Latin, {{inh|fr|la|dē unde||from where}} Latin dē unde (“from where”), {{cog|es|donde||where}} Spanish donde (“where”) Head templates: {{fr-pron|mf}} dont m or f
  1. of/from whom/which, whose; whereof Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-dont-fr-pron-PW1V3znP
  2. (sometimes) by which Tags: feminine, masculine, sometimes
    Sense id: en-dont-fr-pron-MC58zhwk
  3. Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations. Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-dont-fr-pron-VJO7H5y~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French pronouns Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 0 92 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 23 22 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (of which): de qui, de quoi, duquel [masculine], de laquelle [feminine], desquels [masculine, plural], desquelles [feminine, plural] Derived forms: dont acte, dont appel, dont auquel
Disambiguation of 'of which': 0 0 0

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          "english": "There is nothing of which I am still certain.",
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          "english": "What is the country from which the suspicious merchandise comes?",
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          "english": "Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the Quebecois nation.",
          "text": "Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise.",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "What is the country from which the suspicious merchandise comes?",
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