Oruro

[ aw-roo-raw ]

/ ɔˈru rɔ /

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noun

a city in W Bolivia: a former capital, over 12,000 feet (3,660 meters) high.

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Words nearby Oruro

Ortles, ortolan, Orton, orts, Orumiyeh, Oruro, ORV, Orvieto, Orville, Orwell, Orwell, George

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How to use Oruro in a sentence

The mineral resources are important, but are less developed than those of Potosi and Oruro.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
Oruro and Uyuni in the desert are mining towns with the mixed population that gathers in such places.
South America Observations and Impressions|James Bryce
He described Oruro as a more agreeable place of residence than its rather dreary externals promised.
South America Observations and Impressions|James Bryce

British Dictionary definitions for Oruro

Oruro

/ (Spanish oˈruro) /

noun

a city in W Bolivia: a former silver-mining centre; university (1892); tin, copper, and tungsten. Pop: 206 000 (2005 est)

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