Aurora

proper noun

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   Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.

   As faire Aurora in her purple pall, / Out of the East the dawning day doth call […]

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   A female given name from Latin, in regular use since the 19th century.

   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!

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   94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid.

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   the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy.

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   the dawn

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   A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.

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   A town in the Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.

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   A town in Suriname.

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   A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; named after First Lady Aurora Quezon. Capital: Baler.

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    A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

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    A historical district of Turin, Italy.

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    A locale in Brazil. A municipality of Ceará.

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    A locale in Brazil. A municipality of Santa Catarina.

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    A locale in the Philippines. A municipality of Isabela.

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    A locale in the Philippines. A municipality of Zamboanga del Sur; named after Aurora Quezon.

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    A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Arkansas.

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    A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in California.

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    A locale in the United States: A large city in Arapahoe County, Adams County and Douglas County, Colorado; named for the goddess.

    “Based on our initial investigative work, we believe reports of TdA influence in Aurora are isolated, police said in an August 28 statement.

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    A locale in the United States: A city mainly in DuPage County and Kane County, Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess.

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    A locale in the United States: A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.

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    A locale in the United States: A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.

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    A locale in the United States: A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.

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    A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kentucky.

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    A locale in the United States: A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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    A locale in the United States: A rural town in Hancock County, Maine; named for the goddess.

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    A locale in the United States: A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.

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    A locale in the United States: A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.

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    A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois.

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    A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.

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    A locale in the United States: A village in Cayuga County, New York.

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    A locale in the United States: A town in Erie County, New York.

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    A locale in the United States: A town in North Carolina.

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    A locale in the United States: A city in Ohio.

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    A locale in the United States: A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.

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    A locale in the United States: A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.

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    A locale in the United States: A city in Texas.

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    A locale in the United States: A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.

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    A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in West Virginia.

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    A locale in the United States: A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.

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    A locale in the United States: A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.

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    A locale in the United States: A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.

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    A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.

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    A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

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    historicalMaewo (an island of Vanuatu).

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    historicalMakatea (an island of French Polynesia).