Dole
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Dole (countable and uncountable, plural Doles)
- A surname.
- (trademark) Dole Food Company, a U.S. agricultural multinational corporation.
- Dole Constituency, a parliamentary constituency in Zanzibar.
- A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
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Etymology edit
Late Middle High German dol (“mine”), from Old High German dola (“pipe”).
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Dole f (genitive Dole, plural Dolen)
- covered ditch
- (Switzerland) gully; drain
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Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from German Dohle (“jackdaw”), whence also Alpendohle (“alpine chough”).
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Dole f (plural Dolen)
Etymology 2 edit
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Dole m or f (plural Dolen)