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Oran
[ aw-ran, oh-ran; French aw-rahn ]
noun
- a seaport in NW Algeria.
Oran
/ əˈræn; ɔrɑ̃; əˈrɑːn /
noun
- 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)
Example Sentences
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.
Oran had travelled to the County Tyrone town with his friends that day after a day trip to the Ulster American folk park.
It is not known what caused the explosion on Ursa Major as it passed between Oran in Algeria and the Spanish town of Aguilas.
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.
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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