Aro
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- Aro peopleAro peopleThe Aro people or Aros is an Igbo subgroup with Akpa and Ibibio elements who originated from Arochukwu kingdom in present day Abia state, Southeastern Nigeria. The Aros can also be found in about 250 other settlements mostly in the Southeastern region and adjacent areas...
, an Igbo subgroup in West Africa - Aro ConfederacyAro ConfederacyThe Aro Confederacy was a political union orchestrated by the Igbo subgroup, the Aro people, centered in Arochukwu in present day Southeastern Nigeria. Their influence and presence was across Eastern Nigeria into parts of the Niger Delta and Southern Igala during the 18th and 19th centuries...
, a precolonial Igbo trading oligarchy in West Africa - Årø (Denmark), a small island in the Lillebælt in Denmark
- Årø, NorwayÅrø, NorwayÅrø is a neighborhood of Molde, Norway. The area is dominated by industry and features Molde Airport, Årø, the main airport for Romsdal. Årø is located at the intersection of European Route E39, which runs west into town and eastwards towards Gjemnes, and Norwegian County Road 64, which runs north...
, a neighborhood of Molde - Aro gTérAro gTérAro is a lineage within the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It has several unusual characteristics. The terma on which it is based teaches all Buddhist topics from point of view of Dzogchen, and so is characterized by uncommon simplicity. The lineage is entirely non-monastic , and so...
, a lineage within Tibetan Buddhism - Aro, a deity in Igbo mythologyIgbo mythologyỌdinani, also Ọdinala, Omenala,Omenana, Odinana or Ọmenani is the traditional cultural beliefs and practises of the Igbo people of West Africa...
- Aro (Twilight), a character in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer
- Aro (instrument), a folk instrument used in traditional Yoruba musicYoruba musicThe music of the Yoruba people of Nigeria is best known for an extremely advanced drumming tradition, especially using the dundun hourglass tension drums. Yoruba folk music became perhaps the most prominent kind of West African music in Afro-Latin and Caribbean musical styles...
- Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co., a US patent law decision concerning repair, replacement, and the aftermarket
- Aro (murderer) (died 1957), the last person executed in Papua New Guinea
- Aro River, a tributary of the Orinoco River in Venezuela.
ARO may refer to:
- AROAROARO was a Romanian off-road vehicle manufacturer located in Câmpulung-Muscel. The first ARO vehicles were produced in 1957, and the last in 2003. For a short while, Daihatsu-powered AROs were produced in Spain and Portugal under the brands Hisparo and Portaro, respectively...
(Auto Romania), a car company - Asset retirement obligationAsset retirement obligationAsset Retirement Obligations provide for future disposal of assets as required by SFAS 143 .Firms must recognize the ARO liability in the period it was acquired, generally acquisition. The liability equals the market value, and if that is not available the present value of cash flows that will be...
, a financial liability which provides for future disposal of assets - Arctic Research OfficeArctic Research OfficeThe a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration run under the auspices of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research ....
, a division of the US NOAA - Arizona Radio ObservatoryArizona Radio ObservatoryThe Arizona Radio Observatory , a part of Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, operates the 12 Meter Telescope on Kitt Peak and the Submillimeter Telescope on Mount Graham....
, a part of Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona - Army Research Office, a department of the United States Army Research Laboratory
- Agricultural Research Organization, of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture
- ARO, the stock ticker symbol for Aéropostale (clothing)Aéropostale (clothing)Aéropostale, Inc. is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14-to-17-year-old young women and men through its Aéropostale stores and 7-to-12-year-old kids through its P.S. from Aéropostale stores...
- ARO, After receipt of order
- Algonquin Radio ObservatoryAlgonquin Radio ObservatoryThe Algonquin Radio Observatory is a radio telescope research facility located in the Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. The site's primary instrument is a major 46 m parabolic-dish radio antenna. This instrument is historically famous for taking part in the first successful very...
, a radio telescope research facility in Ontario, Canada