dhoon

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noun

Any of the flat valleys lying parallel to the base of the Himalayas, and between the rise of that mountain mass and the low tertiary ranges known as the sub-Himalayan or Sivalik Hills, or rather between the interior and exterior of these ranges.

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Meanings

noundhoon (plural dhoons)

plural dhoons · alternative dun

  1. Indiain pluralAny of the flat valleys lying parallel to the base of the Himalayas, and between the rise of that mountain mass and the low tertiary ranges known as the sub-Himalayan or Sivalik Hills, or rather between the interior and exterior of these ranges.

Origin

  1. Hindustani
  2. Englishdhoon

Borrowed from Hindustani دُون (dūn) / दून (dūn).

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Hondohoond
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APA

dhoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhoon

MLA

“dhoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhoon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dhoon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhoon.

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