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Aran

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæɹən

Definitions

  1. An archipelago off the west coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the Aran Islands.
  2. A medium weight of yarn.
  3. The barony which contains these islands.

Equivalents

Françaisaran
PortuguêsIlhas Aran
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Examples

“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”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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