Juno

American  

[joo-noh] / ˈdʒu noʊ /

noun

Junos plural

1. the ancient Roman queen of heaven, a daughter of Saturn and the wife and sister of Jupiter: the protector of women and marriage.

2. Astronomy. the fourth largest and one of the four brightest asteroids.

3. a woman of regal appearance or bearing.

4. Military. the code name for a beach on France's Normandy coast, attacked by Canadian forces as part of the Allies' D-day invasion on June 6, 1944.

5. a female given name.

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Juno ¹ British  

noun

1. an award given for achievements in the Canadian music industry

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Juno ² British  

/ ˈdʒuːnəʊ /

noun

1. astronomy the fourth largest known asteroid (approximate diameter 240 kilometres) and one of the four brightest

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Juno ³ British  

/ ˈdʒuːnəʊ /

noun

1. Greek counterpart: Hera.  (in Roman tradition) the queen of the Olympian gods

2. a woman of stately bearing and regal beauty

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Juno Scientific  

/ jo̅o̅′nō /

1. An asteroid having a diameter of about 240 km (149 mi). It was the third to be discovered, in 1804.

2. See more at asteroid

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Juno Cultural  

1. The Roman name of Hera, the Greek and Roman goddess who protected marriage. Juno was the wife of Jupiter.

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Usage

What is a Juno? A Juno is a Canadian music industry award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). The event at which these awards are presented is called the Juno Awards, or the Junos for short. Much like the Grammy Awards in the U. S., the Junos are considered the premiere event of the Canadian music industry. Junos are awarded in dozens of categories. The first event called the Juno Awards was held in 1971. They are named in honor of Pierre Juneau, a Canadian broadcaster.(CARAS officially spells the name in all capitals, as in the JUNO Awards or the JUNOS.)

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Junos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Juno

C20: originally after Pierre Juneau (1922–2012) Canadian broadcaster

Example Sentences

Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found that some lightning flashes on Jupiter may be 100 times stronger than lightning on Earth, and possibly even more intense.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Returning with Sudeikis are Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift, in whatever new roles their characters might now occupy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Adapted from a bestselling novel of the same name, it stars Juno Temple as a woman who gets to experience life with a different partner every time she changes the light bulb in her attic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Today, NASA's Juno mission studies Jupiter from orbit, gathering data from a safe distance.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

And that was the true miracle that night, the first of June—the month, as Magister Reese could have told her, named for Juno, the Roman goddess of the moon, of women, and of childbirth.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman