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Oran

[ aw-ran, oh-ran; French aw-rahn ]

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Algeria.


Oran

/ əˈræn; ɔrɑ̃; əˈrɑːn /

noun

  1. a port in NW Algeria: the second largest city in the country; scene of the destruction by the British of most of the French fleet in the harbour in 1940 to prevent its capture by the Germans. Pop: 744 000 (2005 est)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Described by his mum, Bernie, as "happy go lucky and fun-loving", Oran was the fifth of seven children and loved going fishing with his dad, brother and friends.

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Oran had travelled to the County Tyrone town with his friends that day after a day trip to the Ulster American folk park.

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It is not known what caused the explosion on Ursa Major as it passed between Oran in Algeria and the Spanish town of Aguilas.

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He kept it alive in private, performing at weddings and bar mitzvahs after he was forced to flee to France, until he released a breakthrough album, “Café Oran,” in 1996 at the age of 68.

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Established in 2004, A Play, A Pie and a Pint produces up to 40 plays a year as well as two pantomimes in the Oran Mor venue in Glasgow.

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