Definition of "Aurora"

(Roman mythology) Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.  quotations

A female given name from Latin, in regular use since the 19th century.  quotations  examples

(astronomy) 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid.  examples

(naval) the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy.  examples

(poetic) the dawn  examples

A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.  examples

A town in Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.  examples

A town in Suriname.  examples

A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.  examples

A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.  examples

A historical district of Turin, Italy.  examples

A locale in Brazil.

1. A municipality of Ceará.  examples

2. A municipality of Santa Catarina.  examples

A locale in the Philippines.

1. A town in Isabela.  examples

2. A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.  examples

A locale in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in California.  examples

3. A city in Colorado; named for the goddess.  examples

4. A city in Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess.  examples

5. A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.  examples

6. A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.  examples

7. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.  examples

9. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.  examples

10. A town in Maine; named for the goddess.  examples

11. A city in Minnesota.  examples

12. A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.  examples

13. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois.  examples

14. A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.  examples

15. A village in Cayuga County, New York.  examples

16. A town in Erie County, New York.  examples

17. A town in North Carolina.  examples

18. A city in Ohio.  examples

19. A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.  examples

20. A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.  examples

21. A city in Texas.  examples

22. A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.  examples

23. A census-designated place in West Virginia.  examples

24. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.  examples

25. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.  examples

26. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.  examples

27. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.  examples

28. A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.  examples

(historical) Maewo (an island in Vanuatu)

(historical) Makatea (an island in French Polynesia)