Arun

A1R1U1N1
/ɑːˈɹʊn/

proper noun

A local government district of West Sussex, England.

Similar
Less commonScrabble 4

Meanings

Arun1

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

    Synonyms: River Arun

Arun2

proper nounArun (plural Aruns)

plural Aruns

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

Arun3

proper noun
  1. 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 1
    1 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.

Similar
Also see

Origin

  1. Sanskritअरुण
  2. EnglishArun

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

Arun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arun

MLA

“Arun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arun.

Source: Arun on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.