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Meaning of Aurora | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
əˈɹɔː.ɹə

Definitions

  1. Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.
  2. An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
  3. A female given name from Latin, in regular use since the 19th century.
  4. The Roman goddess of the dawn, equivalent to the Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
  5. 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid.
  6. The dawn or early morning light itself; the first light of day.
  7. the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy.
  8. the dawn
  9. A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.
  10. A town in the Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.
  11. A town in Suriname.
  12. A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; named after First Lady Aurora Quezon. Capital: Baler.
  13. A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
  14. A historical district of Turin, Italy.
  15. A locale in Brazil.
  16. A municipality of Ceará.
  17. A municipality of Santa Catarina.
  18. A locale in the Philippines.
  19. A town in Isabela.
  20. A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named after Aurora Quezon.
  21. A locale in the United States:
  22. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
  23. An unincorporated community in California.
  24. A city in Colorado; named for the goddess.
  25. A city mainly in DuPage County and Kane County, Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess.
  26. A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.
  27. A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.
  28. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
  29. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  30. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
  31. A town in Maine; named for the goddess.
  32. A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
  33. A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.
  34. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois.
  35. A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.
  36. A village in Cayuga County, New York.
  37. A town in Erie County, New York.
  38. A town in North Carolina.
  39. A city in Ohio.
  40. A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.
  41. A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.
  42. A city in Texas.
  43. A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.
  44. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
  45. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.
  46. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
  47. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
  48. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.
  49. A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  50. Maewo (an island of Vanuatu).
  51. Makatea (an island of French Polynesia).

Equivalents

Català aurora
Čeština polární záře
Dansk polarlys
Deutsch Aurora Polarlicht
Ελληνικά σέλας
Esperanto aŭroro
Español aurora
Eesti virmalised
فارسی اوشه
Gaeilge gealán
Galego aurora
עברית זוהר קוטבי
Íslenska segulljós
Italiano aurora
한국어 극광 오로라
Latina aurōra
Македонски Аврора
Nederlands poollicht
Norsk Aurora
Português aurora
Svenska Aurora polarsken
ไทย ออโรรา
Українська аврора
Tiếng Việt cực quang

Examples

“As faire Aurora in her purple pall, / Out of the East the dawning day doth call […]”
“How will they know! Why, my name is all over them: my silly, unhappy name. Oh, if I had only been christened Mary Jane, or Gladys, Muriel, or Beatrice, or Francesca, or Guinevere, or something quite common. But Aurora! Aurora! I'm the only Aurora in London; and everybody knows it. I believe I'm the only Aurora in the world. And it's so horribly easy to rhyme to it!”
““Based on our initial investigative work, we believe reports of TdA influence in Aurora are isolated, police said in an August 28 statement.”

CEFR level

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