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DONGOLA
Proper noun
Dongola
The capital of the state of Northern Sudan.
Noun
Dongola (plural Dongolas)
A horse of a large Middle Eastern breed.
Anagrams
• gondola
Source: Wiktionary
Don"go*la, n.
1. A government of Upper Egypt.
2. Dongola kid.
Dongola kid, D. leather, leather made by the Dongola process. -- D. process, a process of tanning goatskin, and now also calfskin and sheepskin, with a combination of vegetable and mineral agents, so that it resembles kid. -- D. race, a boat race in which the crews are composed of a number of pairs, usually of men and women.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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