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Don is a term with several distinct meanings that arise from different languages and cultural contexts. In Spanish and Italian, Don is an honorific placed before a man’s given name to show respect, roughly equivalent to Sir in English. In English, Don is also a masculine given name, often a short form of Donald, and it can be a surname in various cultures.

Geography: The Don River in Russia is a major waterway of the European part of the country.

Other uses: Don is also a title used for the boss of a criminal organization, particularly in

It
rises
in
the
Central
Russian
Upland
and
flows
southeast
to
the
Sea
of
Azov,
passing
Rostov-on-Don;
its
length
is
about
1,900
to
2,000
kilometers,
making
it
one
of
the
longest
rivers
in
Europe.
Separately,
the
Don
River
in
southern
Ontario,
Canada,
flows
through
the
Don
Valley
in
Toronto
and
empties
into
Lake
Ontario;
it
covers
about
38
kilometers
and
supports
a
network
of
parks,
trails,
and
urban
infrastructure.
Italian-American
contexts.
The
verb
to
don
means
to
put
on
clothing
or
to
assume
an
item
of
attire.
In
popular
culture,
the
name
appears
in
film
titles,
fictional
characters,
and
as
a
common
given
name.