English Words Starting With D

• du bellay

  nounLow (Specialist/Literary)
  /ˌdjuː ˈbɛleɪ/A French Renaissance poet and member of the Pléiade literary group, known for his sonnets and defense of the French language.
• du bois

  nounLow (Proper noun, specialized)
  /ˌduː ˈbɔɪ/A surname of French origin, meaning 'of the wood' or 'from the woods', most famously associated with the African-American sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois.
• du cerceau

  nounRare (in English contexts)
  /ˌdjuː sɛəˈsəʊ/ (approximation of the French pronunciation by an English speaker)The phrase itself is French, not standard English. It means 'of the hoop' in French (where 'du' = de + le). In English, it would only appear in a French context, e.g., discussing the French circus act 'cerceau'.
• du chaillu

  nounVery Low
  /ˌduː ˈʃaɪ.juː/A proper noun referring to Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (1831–1903), a French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist known for his early explorations of Central Africa and for being one of the first Europeans to confirm the existence of gorillas and the Pygmy people.
• du fu

  nounVery low (appears only in historical, literary, or academic contexts)
  /ˌduː ˈfuː/Not a standard English word. It is the name of a famous 8th-century Chinese poet from the Tang Dynasty.
• du gard

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌd(j)uː ˈɡɑː/A surname of French origin, most famously belonging to the Nobel Prize-winning author Roger Martin du Gard.
• du guesclin

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdjuː ɡɛˈklæ̃/A proper noun referring to Bertrand du Guesclin, a 14th-century French military commander and national hero.
• du maurier

  nounLow
  /djuː ˈmɒrieɪ/A surname, most famously that of the English novelist and playwright Dame Daphne du Maurier.
• du mont

  nounLow
  /djuː ˈmɒnt/A proper noun referring to a surname or a specific brand name, most notably associated with the early television network DuMont Television Network.
• du pre

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /djuː ˈpreɪ/A French-derived surname (often associated with the cellist Jacqueline du Pré), or a geographical term meaning "of the meadow" or "from the meadow".
• du quoin

  nounVery Low
  /ˌduː ˈkwɔɪn/A proper noun referring to a city in Perry County, Illinois, United States.
• du sable

  nounHigh
  /sænd/Fine, loose particles of rock and mineral, found especially on beaches and in deserts.
• du vigneaud

  nounVery Low
  /ˌduː vɪnˈjəʊ/Surname of a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, Vincent du Vigneaud, often associated with his scientific discoveries.
• duad

  nounVery rare / Archaic
  /ˈdjuːæd/A pair or couple; two things considered as a unit.
• dual

  adjectivenounverbC1
  /ˈdjuː.əl/Consisting of two parts, elements, or aspects.
• dual alliance

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌdjuːəl əˈlaɪəns/A formal agreement or partnership between two parties, typically nations or organizations, for mutual support, especially in military or political matters.
• dual carriageway

  nounB1
  /ˌdjuːəl ˈkærɪdʒweɪ/A road with two separate carriageways for traffic moving in opposite directions, typically divided by a central reservation or barrier.
• dual citizen

  nounC1
  /ˌdjuːəl ˈsɪtɪzn̩/A person who holds citizenship of two countries simultaneously.
• dual citizenship

  nounC1
  /ˌdjuːəl ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/The legal status of being a citizen of two countries simultaneously.
• dual heritage

  nounLow
  /ˈdjuːəl ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/A person's background or identity encompassing two distinct cultural or ethnic heritages, typically because of having parents from different cultural/ethnic groups.

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