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Dawson

daw·son

UK/ˈdɔːsən/ US/ˈdɑsən/ fairly common

noun

1.

a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike

Origin

From Daw, a Middle English pet form of David + -son.

Phrases

  • City of Dawson
  • County of Dawson
  • Dawson City
  • Dawson County
  • Dawson Creek
  • Nancy Dawson

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