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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