auburn
a reddish-brown or golden-brown color.
having auburn color: auburn hair.
Origin of auburn
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Other definitions for Auburn (2 of 2)
a city in central New York: state prison.
a city in E Alabama.
a city in W central Washington.
a city in SW Maine, on the Androscoggin River.
a city in central Massachusetts.
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How to use auburn in a sentence
We were supposed to play in Orlando with Gonzaga, Michigan State, auburn, Saint Louis, Boise State and Xavier.
Belmont could be an NCAA tournament Cinderella — if it gets the chance | John Feinstein | February 17, 2021 | Washington PostIt has even happened this season, with Arizona and auburn making early decisions to self-impose and hope for mercy when the NCAA rules in their infractions cases.
NCAA tournament bracketology: Oklahoma State will probably make it despite its postseason ban | Patrick Stevens | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostFranklin left auburn with $560,000, the balance of his two-year deal.
A college football coach’s season at war with the coronavirus — and his own school | Kent Babb | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostHe also wound up in that role in December, after Gus Malzahn was fired by auburn, where Steele was the defensive coordinator last year.
Tennessee fires coach Jeremy Pruitt, alleges his staff committed ‘stunning’ amount of NCAA violations | Des Bieler | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostIn November, Saban tested positive for the coronavirus and missed the Tide’s rivalry game against auburn.
After all the disruption in college football, it was all domination for Alabama | Barry Svrluga | January 12, 2021 | Washington Post
McCarron was regarded by many as a prime candidate for the Heisman until the loss to auburn.
The Heisman ‘Bad Boys’: Jameis Winston, Johnny Manziel, and Who Should Really Win | Allen Barra | December 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe kick was predictably short, and auburn unpredictably returned it for a touchdown.
Alabama Coach Nick Saban’s Folly: Great Coaches Protect Their Players | Stuart Stevens | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLast spring, Ellie Claxton, a 19-year-old freshman at auburn University, entered a contest.
Meet Lulu: An App That Lets Girls Rate Guys Anonymously | Isabel Wilkinson | August 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter serving six years in the CIA, he is now retired and lives in auburn, Alabama.
What It Takes to Protect Obama on a Middle East Trip | Melissa Leon | March 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey deserve their outing, auburn Police Chief Phillip Crowell told The Daily Beast.
‘Zumba Madam’ Allegedly Used Maine Dance Studio As Brothel and Made Videos of Customers | Winston Ross | October 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAn Irish clergyman insisted that it was the little hamlet of auburn, in the county of Westmeath.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousShe had bright auburn hair, dark hazel eyes, a fair complexion, and a "dimpled chin."
The Childhood of Distinguished Women | Selina A. BowerThe morning sun, about four hours high, played through his rumpled hair, the auburn gleaming like flame.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles Beechamauburn—a village on the Isis, in the parish of Hill and county of Somerset.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John WestThe colour of this beard and of his hair—which he wore pretty long—was a light auburn.
Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
British Dictionary definitions for auburn
/ (ˈɔːbən) /
a moderate reddish-brown colour
(as adjective): auburn hair
Origin of auburn
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