Definitions for orban
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1. Orban

   Orban, also known as Urban (died 1453), was an iron founder and engineer from Brassó, Transylvania, in the Kingdom of Hungary (today Brașov, Romania), who cast superguns for the Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. Orban was Hungarian according to most modern authors, while some scholars also mention his potential German ancestry. Alternative theories suggest he had Wallachian roots. He was described by Laonikos Chalkokondyles with the term "Dacian".In 1452 he originally offered his services to the Byzantines, but emperor Constantine XI could not afford his high salary nor did he possess the materials necessary for constructing such a large siege cannon. Orban then left Constantinople and approached the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II, who was preparing to besiege the city. Claiming that his weapon could blast 'the walls of Babylon itself', Orban was given abundant funds and materials by the sultan. Orban managed to build the giant size gun within three months at Adrianople, from which it was dragged by sixty oxen to Constantinople. In the meantime, Orban also produced other smaller cannons used by the Turkish siege forces.The bombard technology, which mainly German technicians designed at first for the Hungarian Army, had been established between 1400 and 1450 all over western Europe, transforming siege warfare, with some pieces like the Faule Mette, Dulle Griet, Mons Meg and the Pumhart von Steyr which are still extant from the period. Orban, along with an entire crew, was probably killed during the siege when one of his superguns exploded, which was not an unusual occurrence during that time.

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1. ORBAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Orban is ranked #18572 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Orban surname appeared 1,485 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Orban.
   
   95.4% or 1,418 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 35 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of orban in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of orban in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of orban in a Sentence

1. President Milos Zeman:

   I do not see a reason not to agree with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

2. Andras Simonyi:

   I hope that in the private conversation Trump will tell him that we dont like Orban sliding into the Russian sphere of influence.

3. Liviu Matei:

   Chasing CEU out of Hungary marked the start of a new era for Orbán, said Liviu Matei, CEU’s provost. “A line has been crossed. People are being forced out of the country. This is not restriction any more, this is repression. In Hungary, the reign of repression has been started.”

4. David Cornstein:

   I can tell you, knowing the President for a good 25 or 30 years, that State Mike Pompeo would love to have the situation that Viktor Orbán has, but he doesn't.

5. Szabolcs Panyi:

   There are parallel realities existing right now in Hungary, one half of Hungarian society, [which] is consuming state media, sees Orban as a savior who is protecting Hungary from the western global liberal elite.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orban
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html