Orono

American  

[awr-uh-noh, ohr-] / ˈɔr əˌnoʊ, ˈoʊr- /

noun

1. a town in S Maine.

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Example Sentences

“They are Gopher fans for this week,” said Striggow, who played at Orono High School in the Minneapolis area.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2023

“When operating properly, it’s great,” says animal health specialist Deborah Bouchard, who directs the Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Maine, Orono.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 9, 2023

Lead singer Orono Noguchi’s voice doesn’t compete with the group’s maximalist sound; instead, her dreamlike delivery grounds the music and makes the band’s insightful lyrics more meaningful.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2022

The 51-year-old male driver was critically injured, according to Orono police.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021

The head of this order was called Orono; a title which we imagined to imply something highly sacred, and which, in the person of Omeeah, was honoured almost to adoration.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert