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Arun

/ɑːˈɹʊn/

Arun proper noun: a local government district of West Sussex, England.

Proper noun (1)

Arun

  1. A local government district of West Sussex, England.
  2. A river in West Sussex, after which the district was named.
    Synonyms:
    River Arun

Proper noun (2)

Arun (plural Aruns)

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit chiefly used in India.

Proper noun (3)

Arun

  1. A banner in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
    • A certain Mr. Chen, public security cadre of a grain depot in Arun Banner in Hulun Buir League, defrauded, stole, and sold 83,000 kg of soybean of this grain depot since the beginning of this year alone.1990 August 9 [1990 July 12], “Inner Mongolia Wins Crime Struggle”, in Daily Report: China, number 90-154, sourced from Hohhot NEIMENGGU RIBAO p1, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC...
    • In November 2009, reports were posted online indicating that Attorney General Liu Lijie from Arun Banner(qi, meaning county) of Hulunbuir Prefecture in Inner Mongolia (one of the poorest counties in that autonomous region) drove a luxury SUV. She too was later relieved of duty.2011, HU Yong, “Citizen Journalism in China”, in Hannes Leopoldseder, Gerfried Stocker, Christine Schöpf, editors, origin: wie alles beginnt, Hatje Cantz Verlag, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 120

Synonyms of Arun

Forms of Arun

pluralAruns

Origin of Arun

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

Phrases with Arun

Questions about Arun

What does Arun mean?
Arun means a local government district of West Sussex, England.
What part of speech is Arun?
Arun is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Arun?
Arun is pronounced /ɑːˈɹʊn/.

Words near Arun in the dictionary

  1. Arumanians
  2. Arumpo
  3. arums
  4. Arumugam
  5. Arumugams
  6. Arun
  7. Aruna
  8. Arunachal Pradesh
  9. Arunachala
  10. Arundel
  11. Arundelian

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