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noun 
  1. One of several large breeds of dog (such as bulldogs and Saint Bernards), often used as guard dogs
Translations: 
  • Dutch:
    1. Dutch, mastiff, mopshond
    2. French: dogue
    3. German: Dogge
    4. Italian: mastino
    5. Spanish: mastí­n , alano
Etymology: An aberrant derivation from Old French mastin (modern mítin), from Vulgar Latin
  • mansuetÄnus "tamed (animal)", from Latin mansuetus "tamed".



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