Orleans

See also: Orléans

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.li.ənz/

Proper noun

Orleans

  1. A city, the capital of the Loiret department, France; regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.

Translations

Noun

Orleans (countable and uncountable, plural Orleans or Orleanses)

  1. (uncountable, textiles) A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes.
  2. (countable) A variety of plum.

References
  • Orleans in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Catalan

Proper noun

Orleans ?

  1. Orleans (a city in France)

Occitan

Proper noun

Orleans ?

  1. Orleans (a city in France)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Orleans

  1. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil
  2. Alternative form of Orleães
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.