How to pronounce donjon
American English pronunciation
DON-jun
- IPA
- /ˈdɑndʒən/
- Syllables
- DON · jun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- DUN-jun
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What donjon means
The strong main tower at the heart of a castle
In a sentence: The lord and his family lived in the donjon, the tallest tower in the castle.
Where it comes from: It is an old form of the word dungeon, spelled again to match the French donjon it came from.
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