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dagon

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>> The team works from a research vessel called Dagon The perfect name for a ship searching for benthic beasts with luminous tentacles.

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Quick take

Former name of Yangon.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

Former name of Yangon.

noun

The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a grain god.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dagon.

noun

Former name of Yangon.

noun

The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a grain god.

Example sentences

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>> The team works from a research vessel called Dagon The perfect name for a ship searching for benthic beasts with luminous tentacles.

2

As I was reading HP Lovecraft's Dagon [0] I wondered whether or not such a thing were possible - most of the story takes place on that type of terrain.

3

The talking snake most likely refers to a very-knowledgeable snake-people Nagi and their king Dagon.

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And you're usurping Canaan from its rightful oversight by the followers of Dagon, almighty fish-god of Philippi.

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We don't dare leave Dagon, but he is making our crops fail and we must figure out a way.

6

A reference to the contested ownership of Tamriel between Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon.

Proper noun examples

1

The talking snake most likely refers to a very-knowledgeable snake-people Nagi and their king Dagon.

2

And you're usurping Canaan from its rightful oversight by the followers of Dagon, almighty fish-god of Philippi.

3

We don't dare leave Dagon, but he is making our crops fail and we must figure out a way.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use dagon in a sentence?

>> The team works from a research vessel called Dagon The perfect name for a ship searching for benthic beasts with luminous tentacles.

What does dagon mean?

Former name of Yangon.

What part of speech is dagon?

dagon is commonly used as noun.