Meaning

13 senses

  1. (Greek)A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.

    Orion

    Орио́нOrión

  2. A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

    Orion

    Орио́нOrión

  3. A surname.

  4. A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.

  5. A female given name.

  6. Place names:

    A locality in the Central Highlands, Queensland, Australia.

  7. A hamlet in the Municipal District of County of Forty Mile No. 8, Alberta, Canada.

  8. A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

  9. A municipality of Bataan, Philippines.

  10. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, also known as Prospect Ridge.

  11. A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.

  12. A village in Henry County, Illinois, United States.

Examples

15 sentences

  1. Orion is one of the most recognizable constellations.

    ruОрион - одно из самых узнаваемых созвездий.

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  2. Orion is one of the most recognisable constellations.

    ruОрион - одно из самых узнаваемых созвездий.

    deOrion ist eins der am leichtesten zu erkennenden Sternbilder.

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  3. Orion is one of the easiest constellations to recognise.

    deOrion ist eins der am leichtesten zu erkennenden Sternbilder.

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  4. Orion is one of the most easily recognised constellations.

    deDer Orion ist eines der Sternbilder, die am leichtesten zu erkennen sind.

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  5. Orion is one of the constellations most easy to recognise.

    deOrion ist eins der am leichtesten zu erkennenden Sternbilder.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
in mythology:

Origin

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculativ

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.

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Forms

Synonyms

2 synonyms
constellation:ensiferthe Hunter

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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