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dillon

/ˈdɪlən/

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What does dillon mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish of Irish origin.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. A municipality of Colorado, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdɪlən/

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Captain Dillon, a shrewd old Pacific sailor, was the first to find unmistakable traces of the wrecks.
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164
Captain Dillon prevailed upon me to recount some of the incidents of our sledge journey.
William H. (William Henry) GilderSchwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin RecordsProject Gutenberg ebook #6594
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The HUNTER employed a party of them to collect sandal wood and beche-de-mer, one of her junior officers, Peter Dillon, being in charge.
Ernest, Sir ScottLaperouseProject Gutenberg ebook #4222
You could not persuade a city state that Mr. Beit was an Englishman, or Mr. Dillon a desperado, any more than you could persuade a Hampshire Village that the village drunkard was a teetotaller or the village idiot a statesman.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonWhat's Wrong with the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #1717