"Aran" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈæɹən/
Rhymes: -æɹən Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Árainn. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ga:Árainn|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Irish", "term" : "Árainn", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ga" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Aran", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Aran"> Borrowed from Irish Árainn. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aran
  1. An archipelago off the west coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the Aran Islands. Categories (place): Places in Ireland Derived forms: Aran jumper, Aran weight Translations (archipelago off the west coast of Ireland): Oileáin Árann [masculine, plural] (Irish), Árainn [feminine] (Irish), Aran [feminine] (Manx), Ilhas Aran [feminine, plural] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Aran-en-name-qCgzY1LO Categories (other): Islands, Pages with entries, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 13 7 9 2 29 36 1 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 60 29 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 58 30 13 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 59 29 12 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 23 25 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 16 7 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 65 27 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 65 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 68 25 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 66 25 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 23 13 Disambiguation of 'archipelago off the west coast of Ireland': 97 3
  2. The barony which contains these islands.
    Sense id: en-Aran-en-name-QxMpoxG8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aran
  1. Alternative form of Arran (“a region of eastern Transcaucasia”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Arran (extra: a region of eastern Transcaucasia)
    Sense id: en-Aran-en-name-SCbw44NH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈæɹən/ Forms: Arans [plural]
Rhymes: -æɹən Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Árainn. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ga:Árainn|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Irish", "term" : "Árainn", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ga" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Aran", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Aran"> Borrowed from Irish Árainn. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Aran (countable and uncountable, plural Arans)
  1. A medium weight of yarn. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Aran-en-noun-UhdgIqf~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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