[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sunrise \sun"rise`\, sunrising \sun"ris`ing\, n.
   1. the first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the
      morning; more generally, the time of such appearance,
      whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at
      sunrise. "the tide of sunrise swells." --keble.
      1913 webster

   2. hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.
      1913 webster

            which were beyond jordan toward the sunrising.
                                                  --deut. iv. 47
                                                  rev. ver.
      1913 webster

            full hot and fast the saxon rides, with rein of
            travel slack,
            and, bending o'ev his saddle, leaves the sunrise at
            his back.                             --whittier.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sunrise
     adj : of an industry or technology; new and developing;
           "high-technology sunrise industries" syn: sunrisea
     n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they
          talked until morning" syn: dawn, dawning, morning,
           aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break
          of the day, dayspring, sunup, cockcrow ant: sunset
     2: atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of
        the sun
     3: the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
see also:
sunrisea dawn dawning morning aurora first light 
daybreak break of day break of the day dayspring sunup 
cockcrow sunset 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

44 moby thesaurus words for "sunrise":
   aurora, break of day, brightening, cardinal points, chanticleer,
   cockcrow, cocklight, compass card, compass rose, crack of dawn,
   dawn, dawning, day-peep, daybreak, daylight, dayspring, degrees,
   east, eastward, first brightening, half points, light, lubber line,
   morn, morning, north, northeast, northward, northwest, occident,
   orient, peep of day, prime, quarter points, rhumb, south,
   southeast, southward, southwest, sunset, sunup, vestibule of day,
   west, westward

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

sunrise, fl city, fips 69700
  location: 26.15170 n, 80.29792 w
  population 1990: 64407 29295 housing units
  area: 47.2 sq km land, 0.5 sq km water
  zip codes: 33322, 33323

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

sunrise, ak -- u.s. census designated place in alaska
   population 2000:    18
   housing units 2000: 25
   land area 2000:     13.018750 sq. miles 33.718407 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    13.018750 sq. miles 33.718407 sq. km
   fips code:            73950
   located within:       alaska ak, fips 02
   location:             60.885663 n, 149.424556 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    sunrise, ak
    sunrise

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

sunrise, fl -- u.s. city in florida
   population 2000:    85779
   housing units 2000: 35661
   land area 2000:     18.202464 sq. miles 47.144164 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.229367 sq. miles 0.594059 sq. km
   total area 2000:    18.431831 sq. miles 47.738223 sq. km
   fips code:            69700
   located within:       florida fl, fips 12
   location:             26.157145 n, 80.286002 w
   zip codes 1990:     33322 33323
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    sunrise, fl
    sunrise

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