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Irish
Etymology
From dún (“fort”).
Proper noun
an Dún m (genitive an Dúin)
- Down (a county of Northern Ireland)
- Synonym: Contae an Dúin
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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