Dina´pur, a town, Hindustan, Patna district, Bengal, on the right bank of the Ganges, about 12 miles north-west of Patna, cantonment and military head-quarters of the district, with extensive barracks. The environs are studded with handsome bungalows. Pop. 31,025.
Dinar (Lat. denarius), formerly an Arab gold coin, also a Persian coin; at present the chief Serbian coin, value one franc.
Di´nas Bricks, an infusible kind of brick made of a peculiar rock, containing 98 per cent of silica, with a little alumina, which occurs at Dinas, in the Vale of Neath, in Glamorganshire, S. Wales. The rock is crushed, moistened with water, and moulded by a machine.
Dindigul, a town of India, Madura district, Madras, with a fort on a rocky height; manufactures cigars. Pop. 21,000.
Dindings, The, properly two small islands, also called Pangkor Islands, in the Straits of Malacca, belonging to the Straits Settlements, off the coast of Perak (British). The name now includes a strip of territory on the Malay Peninsula opposite; total area about 265 sq. miles, two-thirds of which is covered by dense forests. Coco-nuts, coffee, and pepper are grown with success. Lumut, on the mainland, has a fine natural harbour.
Din´dorf, Karl Wilhelm, German classical scholar, born 1802, lived most of his life at
Leipzig, and died 1883. His chief publications were editions of the Greek dramatists (Poetæ Scenici Græci) and works elucidative of them and other Greek writers.
Dingo, the native wild dog of Australia (Canis Dingo), of a wolf-like appearance and extremely fierce. The ears are short and erect, the head elongated, the tail rather bushy, and the hair of a reddish-dun colour. In habit the dingo is rather fox-like, usually lying concealed throughout the day and making predatory expeditions at night. It is very destructive to sheep, killing more than it eats. It was probably introduced by prehistoric man.
Ding´wall, a royal and parliamentary burgh and seaport of Scotland, county town of Ross and Cromarty, situated at the head of Cromarty Firth. This town, erected into a royal burgh in 1227, unites with Wick and other places in returning a member to Parliament. Pop. 2590.