Don

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The term Don or DON may refer to

• Donald, a Western name (a Scottish derivative)
• Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian title, given as a mark of respect
• Don, a crime boss
• Sir Donald Bradman, Test cricket's most prolific batsman
• Dôn, a mother goddess in Welsh mythology
• University don, in British universities, traditionally, a head, fellow or tutor of a college
• A resident assistant at universities in Canada and the USA
• Russian Don, a horse breed
• Orlets-1, a reconnaissance satellite
• DON, 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine, in pharmacology, the psychedelic phenethylamine
• DON, De-Oxy-Nivalenol = Vomitoxin, in microbiology, a toxine produced by several Fusarium and Aspergillus strains
• DON, Dissolved Organic Nitrogen
• DoN, the Department of the Navy, a part of the United States Department of Defense
• DON, Dysbaric osteonecrosis

In Geography

• Don River (Russia), one of the main rivers of Russia
• River Don, Aberdeenshire, in Scotland
• River Don, South Yorkshire, in England
• Don River (Ontario), in Canada
• Don (Vilaine), river in western France, tributary of the Vilaine
• Don, Nord, a commune of the Nord département in northern France
• Don, Italy, a comune in the province of Trento, Italy
• Don, Benin, a town in Benin
• Don Republic, a temporary state in 1918-19

In Entertainment

• Don Juan, the legendary, fictional libertine
• Don (1978 film), a blockbuster Hindi movie starring Amitabh Bachchan
• Don - The Chase Begins Again, a 2006 Bollywood remake starring Shahrukh Khan
• Don (2007 film), a Telugu film starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Anushka
• Don (Dutch film), a 2006 Dutch film

People with the name

• Don Ameche, American actor and director
• Don Barbieri, American politician
• Don Boudria, former Member of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons
• Don Costa, American pop music arranger
• Don DeLillo, American writer
• Don Falcone, American musician
• Don Gentile, former U.S. Air Force officer
• Don LaFontaine, a prolific American voice actor
• Don Mancini, American film director
• Don Novello, American actor
• Donovan Phillips Leitch, the Scottish singer and musician
• Don Rosa, American comic book writer and illustrator
• Don Stevenson, American musician
• Don Van Natta, Jr., American journalist

[edit] See also

• Dom
• Dons

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