: a moderate brown
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 9 May 2025
Her auburn hair was worn down with a middle part and her glam featured such standout elements as bold brows and lined eyes with glossy lips.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Marci Robin, Allure, 29 July 2025
The latest, more of an auburn, complemented the earlier, pink splotch that covered her other knee.
—Nora Lange, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
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Adjective
Prior to the auburn shade, Hewitt sported long blonde hair with sandy brunette highlights.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 9 May 2025
Her auburn hair was worn down with a middle part and her glam featured such standout elements as bold brows and lined eyes with glossy lips.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Noun
The intense shade of auburn—just a smidge warmer than burgundy—worked so well for her smoldering-just-beneath-the-surface attitude.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 29 July 2025
The latest, more of an auburn, complemented the earlier, pink splotch that covered her other knee.
—Nora Lange, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
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“Auburn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auburn. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationGeographical Definition
Auburn
geographical name
Au·burn
ˈȯ-bərn 
1
city in eastern Alabama population 53,380
Note: Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama.
2
city on the Androscoggin River in southwestern Maine population 23,055
3
city in central New York population 27,687
4
city east-northeast of Tacoma in western Washington population 70,180
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