Meanings
Arun1
- A local government district of West Sussex, England.
- A river in West Sussex, after which the district was named.
Synonyms: River Arun
Arun2
Arun3
- A banner in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
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.
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 11 more example
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.
2011, HU Yong, “Citizen Journalism in China”, in Hannes Leopoldseder, Gerfried Stocker, Christine Schöpf, editors, origin: wie alles beginnt, Hatje Cantz Verlag, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 120
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA river in West Sussex, after which the district was named.
Origin
- Sanskritअरुण
- EnglishArun
Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).
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Chinese Cantonese 阿榮 /阿荣
- 阿榮 /阿荣banner
Chinese Mandarin 阿榮旗 /阿荣旗
- 阿榮旗 /阿荣旗banner
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Cite this entry
Arun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arun
“Arun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arun. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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