aurora
au·rora
noun
1.
- “we got up before dawn”
- “they talked until morning”
2.
an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth''s magnetic lines of force
Origin
Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.
Phrases
- aurora australis
- aurora bluetail
- aurora borealis
- Aurora County
- aurora glass
- Aurora Hill
- Aurora Hill Proper
- aurora sauce
- aurora yellow
- black aurora
- East Aurora
- North Central Aurora Hill
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