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dillon
/ˈdɪlən/
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What does dillon mean?
proper noun
- A surname from Irish of Irish origin.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A municipality of Colorado, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.
- 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.
Captain Dillon prevailed upon me to recount some of the incidents of our sledge journey.
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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.
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.