Aurès

proper noun

The Aurès Mountains, located in northeastern Algeria.

OriginFrench Aurès ← Arabic أَوْرَاس ← tzm ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵙ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. by ellipsisThe Aurès Mountains, located in northeastern Algeria.
  2. A natural region in Algeria.

Origin

  1. tzmⴰⵡⵔⴰⵙ
  2. Arabicأَوْرَاس
  3. FrenchAurès
  4. EnglishAurès

Borrowed from French Aurès, from Arabic أَوْرَاس (ʔawrās), from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵙ (awras).

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Translations

Arabic الأَوْرَاس
  • الأَوْرَاس (al-ʔawrās)Translations
French Aurès
  • AurèsTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Aurès. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aur%C3%A8s

MLA

“Aurès.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aur%C3%A8s. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aurès,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aur%C3%A8s.

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