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au⋅burn

  [aw-bern]
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–noun
1. a reddish-brown or golden-brown color.
–adjective
2. having auburn color: auburn hair.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME abo(u)rne blond < MF, OF auborne, alborne < L alburnus whitish. See alburnum
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Au⋅burn

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1. a city in central New York: state prison. 32,548.
2. a city in E Alabama. 28,471.
3. a city in W central Washington. 26,417.
4. a city in SW Maine, on the Androscoggin River. 23,128.
5. a city in central Massachusetts. 14,845.
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au·burn   (ô'bərn)   
n.  A moderate reddish brown to brown.

[Middle English, from Old French aborne, blond, from Latin alburnus, whitish, from albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]
au'burn adj.
Au·burn   (ô'bərn)   

  1. A city of eastern Alabama north-northeast of Tuskegee. It is the seat of Auburn University (founded 1856). Population: 51,900.

  2. A city of west-central New York in the Finger Lakes region west-southwest of Syracuse. Founded in 1793, it is a manufacturing center. Population: 27,800.

  3. A city of western Washington east-northeast of Tacoma. It is a center of the state's aircraft industry. Population: 48,900.

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Word Origin & History

auburn 
1430, from O.Fr. auborne, from M.L. alburnus "off-white, whitish," from L. albus "white." It came to Eng. meaning "yellowish-white, flaxen," but shifted 16c. to "reddish-brown" under infl. of M.E. brun "brown," which also changed the spelling.
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Auburn

city, Lee county, eastern Alabama, U.S., adjacent to Opelika, about 60 miles (100 km) northeast of Montgomery. Founded in 1836 by John Harper and settlers from Georgia, its name was inspired by the "sweet Auburn" of Oliver Goldsmith's poem The Deserted Village. Auburn University, opened as East Alabama Male College (Methodist) in 1859, is the main factor in the city's economy. The manufacture of engines, tools, and plastics is also important. Chewacla State Park and Tuskegee National Forest are southwest. A historical fair, showcasing the making of cane syrup, is held in October. The university campus is home to the Donald E. Davis Arboretum; the historic district of Loachapoka, 7 miles (11 km) west of Auburn, has several 19th-century homes. Inc. 1839. Pop. (1990) city, 33,830; Auburn-Opelika MSA, 87,146; (2000) city, 42,987; Auburn-Opelika MSA, 115,092.

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