Aran
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæɹən/
- Rhymes: -æɹən
- Homophones: Arran, Erin, Aaron Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "in some pronunciations" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Proper noun
Aran
- An archipelago off the west coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the Aran Islands.
- 2007, Hugo Hamilton, The Harbor Boys: A Memoir, page 147:
- The first thing we noticed going out to Aran was the light. It was coming from the opposite direction and felt strange. To us living in Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland, the world seemed to be turned around a full hundred and eighty degrees
- 2007, Hugo Hamilton, The Harbor Boys: A Memoir, page 147:
- The barony which contains these islands.
Derived terms
Translations
archipelago off the west coast of Ireland
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Noun
Aran (uncountable)
- The weight, or thickness of yarn.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Aran
- Alternative form of Arran (“a region of eastern Transcaucasia”)
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Aran m
- Synonym of Vall d'Aran
Etymology 2
From Biblical Hebrew הָרָן (Hārān).
Proper noun
Aran m
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