Aran
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Aran
- A group of islands 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.
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a group of islands off the west coast of Ireland
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Aran (uncountable)
- The weight, or thickness of yarn.
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Aran m
- Synonym of Vall d'Aran
Etymology 2[edit]
From Biblical Hebrew הָרָן (Hārān).
Proper noun[edit]
Aran m
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