Aurora

Aurora is the Latin word for "dawn".

Related Topics:
Latin - Dawn

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It can refer to:

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• Aurora was the ancient Roman equivalent of Eos, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn.
• Aurora, an atmospheric optical phenomenon caused by electrically-charged solar wind particles bombarding the upper atmosphere of a planet in the presence of a magnetic field.

Several localities:

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• Guatemala
• La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
• In Canada:
• Aurora, Ontario
• Aurora Place, Alberta
• Aurora, New Brunswick
• Philippines
• Aurora province
• Maria Aurora, Aurora
• Aurora, Isabela
• Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur
• South Africa
• Aurora, South Africa
• In the United States:
• Aurora, Alabama
• Aurora, Alaska
• Aurora, Arkansas
• Aurora, California
• Aurora, Colorado
• Aurora, Florida
• Aurora, Illinois
• Aurora, Indiana
• Aurora, Iowa
• Aurora, Kansas
• Aurora, Kentucky
• Aurora, Louisiana
• Aurora, Maine
• Aurora, Michigan
• Aurora, Minnesota
• Aurora, Missouri
• Aurora, Montana
• Aurora, Nebraska
• Aurora, Nevada
• Aurora, New Mexico
• Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
• Aurora, Erie County, New York
• Aurora, North Carolina
• Aurora, Ohio
• Aurora, Oklahoma
• Aurora, Oregon
• Aurora, South Dakota
• Aurora, Texas
• Aurora, Utah
• Aurora, West Virginia
• Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin
• Aurora, Taylor County, Wisconsin
• Aurora, Washington County, Wisconsin
• Aurora, Waushara County, Wisconsin
• Aurora County, South Dakota
• Aurora Township, North Dakota
• Automobiles:
• Aurora safety car of 1957
• Oldsmobile Aurora
• Several aircraft:
• A (possibly fictional) U.S. Air Force hypersonic spy plane. See Aurora aircraft.
• The Canadian name for the P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft.
• Several marine vessels:
• Ten ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Aurora.
• The name of the cruiser in Saint Petersburg that rang in the Russian Revolution. See cruiser Aurora.
• One of two Australian Antarctic expedition vessels; see Aurora (ship) and Aurora Australis (icebreaker).
• MV Aurora, a cruise ship operated by P & O Cruises.
• In space:
• An asteroid, discovered by J. C. Watson, in September 6, 1867. See 94 Aurora.
• The Aurora Programme, a strategy of the European Space Agency.
• In fiction:
• The princess in Walt Disney's version of Sleeping Beauty. See Princess Aurora.
• A superhero in the Marvel Universe. See Aurora
• One of the Spacer worlds in Isaac Asimov's fiction. See Aurora (planet).
• A science fiction & fantasy society from Rijeka, Croatia. See Aurora, SF society
• In music:
• a UK house group, also known as Aurora UK
• a California (US)-based ambient group
• a US contemporary Christian R&B group
• a Mexican Latin music band.
• a symphonic poem composed by the late William Lloyd Webber, father of musical theater composer-impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber and renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber.
• The name of the game engine that runs Neverwinter Nights, the toolset is called the Aurora toolset because of this.
• Several commercial enterprises:
• Aurora Casket Company - a casket manufacturing company based in Aurora, Indiana.
• The name of an old Italian company that makes fountain pens.
• An electricity company in Tasmania; see Aurora Energy.

In computers:

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Direct Revenue's Aurora Adware.

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In biology:

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• The collective noun for a group of polar bears.