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Etymology

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From Middle High German Dūne, from Old High German Dūna, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (rampart). The Celts first settled the area in the 7th century BC.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /daʊ̯n/
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Proper noun

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Daun n (proper noun, genitive Dauns or (optionally with an article) Daun)

  1. A town, the administrative seat of Vulkaneifel district, Eifel, northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany