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)

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times

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.

From BBC

A man was hospitalized with hypothermia Thursday after hiding on an Air Algerie flight from Oran, Algeria, to Paris Orly Airport.

From Washington Times

The man was found in the landing gear compartment by staff after it had flown a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Oran to Paris's Orly airport.

From BBC

Online news outlet 24H Algerie said Algeria’s Ministry of Culture and Arts notified cinemas in Algiers, Oran and Constantine to “immediately” pull the movie.

From Seattle Times