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English word origin

Etymology of Dumbo

See DUMBO.

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Source etymology 1

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name

Alternative form of DUMBO (“a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States”).

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See DUMBO.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A town in Bié Province, Angola.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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