Site Map | FAQ

• Editor's Favorites
  • American Indian Heritage Month
  • 2010 Calendar
  • 2009 Calendar and Holidays
  • Twilight Page
  • Thanksgiving
  • Countries of the World
  • 2009 Current Events
  • Top 50 U.S. Cities
  • Color Psychology
  • Holidays in America
  • Most Popular Names
  • The Fifty States

Dictionary

Don Quix•o•te

Pronunciation: (don" kē-hō'tē, don kwik'sut; Sp. dôn kē-hô'te), [key]
1. the hero of a novel by Cervantes who was inspired by lofty and chivalrous but impractical ideals.
2. (italics) (Don Quixote de la Mancha) the novel itself (1605 and 1615).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Donovan

donsie

• • Cite
  • Print
  • Email
  • Bookmark
    • Add bookmark
    • Add to del.icio.us
    • Digg It!
    • Add to Reddit

Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pernicious Analogy of the Day: Today's Analogy Spelling Bee: Today's Spelling Bee Kids' Word Quiz: secular Crossword: Crossword Puzzle Guide Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language

Find definitions for: