Dongola, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 806
Housing Units (2000): 354
Land area (2000): 1.105934 sq. miles (2.864356 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.030364 sq. miles (0.078642 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.136298 sq. miles (2.942998 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20305
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 37.361243 N, 89.164574 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62926
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Dongola, IL Dongola

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Dongola \Don"go*la\, n.

1. A government of Upper Egypt. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. same as Dongola kid.

Dongola kid, D. leather, leather made by the Dongola process.

Dongola process, a process of tanning goatskin, and now also calfskin and sheepskin, with a combination of vegetable and mineral agents, so that it resembles kid.

Dongola race, a boat race in which the crews are composed of a number of pairs, usually of men and women. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Dongola \Don"go*la\, n.

1. A government of Upper Egypt.

2. Dongola kid.

Dongola kid, D. leather, leather made by the Dongola process.

D. process, a process of tanning goatskin, and now also calfskin and sheepskin, with a combination of vegetable and mineral agents, so that it resembles kid.

D. race, a boat race in which the crews are composed of a number of pairs, usually of men and women.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)