Oran

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See also: oran, orán, Orán, órán, and òran

English

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Etymology 1

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Ultimately Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān), from a Berber term meaning "lion".

Proper noun

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Oran

  1. A city, port, and province of Algeria.
Translations
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Etymology 2

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Anglicized from Old Irish saints' name Odrán, diminutive of odhar (dun, sallow) (compare Irish Odhrán).

Proper noun

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Oran

  1. A male given name from Irish.

Anagrams

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Polish

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Oran

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ran/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔran
  • Syllabification: O‧ran

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic وهران.

Proper noun

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Oran m inan (related adjective orański)

  1. Oran (a city in Algeria)
Declension
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Derived terms
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nouns

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

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Oran nvir pl

  1. genitive plural of Orany

Further reading

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  • Oran in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oran in PWN's encyclopedia

Turkish

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Proper noun

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Oran

  1. a male given name