Arun

Arun

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

   Synonym: River Arun

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɹʊn/

Arun (plural Aruns)

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

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Arun

1. A banner in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
   • 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, page 56, column 1‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2011, HU Yong, “Citizen Journalism in China”, in Hannes Leopoldseder, Gerfried Stocker, Christine Schöpf, editors, origin: wie alles beginnt‎^[2], Hatje Cantz Verlag, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 120:

     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.

• ruan, Ruan, urna, naur, uran-, Uran