Orange

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See also: orange and orangé

English

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Etymology

Some senses from French Orange, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish. Other senses from the common noun orange, ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orange

  1. A city in the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
  2. The Orange River (the longest river in South Africa)
  3. A city in New South Wales; named for William II of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange from 1815 to 1840.
  4. The City of Orange, a local government area in central New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.
    2. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for William III of England.
    3. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia.
    4. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
    5. A township and unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.
    6. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for William III of England.
    7. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri.
    8. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.
    9. A city in Essex County, New Jersey; named for William III of England, Prince of Orange from 1650 to 1702.
    10. A town in Schuyler County, New York.
    11. An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
    12. A village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
    13. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
    14. A city, the county seat of Orange County, Texas.
    15. A town in Orange County, Vermont.
    16. A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.
    17. A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
    18. A number of other townships, listed under Orange Township.
  6. Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.
  7. (Ireland, informal) a Loyalist or a member of the Orange Order; someone, usually a Protestant, who advocates keeping Northern Ireland under British control.

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

Orange River — see Orange River

Adjective

Orange (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Orange Order.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi (“temple (head), cheek”) (compare Old Irish arae (“temple (of the head)”)). Compare also the Occitan name of the town, Aurenja.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orange ?

  1. Orange (a town in the Vaucluse department, in southern France)

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German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French orange, short for pomme d’orange, from Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”). Cognate with German Pomeranze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈrãːʒə/, /oˈraŋʒə/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʒə/, /oˈrɔŋʒə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /oˈrãːʃɛ/, /oˈraŋʃɛ/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʃɛ/, /oˈrɔŋʃɛ/ (some speakers in southern Germany and Austria)
  • IPA(key): /ɔˈʀãːʃɛ/, (also Austria)
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  • Hyphenation: Oran‧ge

Noun

Orange f (genitive Orange, plural Orangen)

  1. orange (fruit)
    Synonyms: Apfelsine, Chinaapfel
Declension
Declension of Orange
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Orange die Orangen
genitive einer der Orange der Orangen
dative einer der Orange den Orangen
accusative eine die Orange die Orangen
Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈrãːʃ/, /oˈraŋʃ/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʃ/, /oˈrɔŋʃ/
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  • Hyphenation: Oran‧ge

Noun

Orange n (strong, genitive Orange, no plural)

  1. orange (color)
Declension
Declension of Orange
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Orange
genitive eines des Orange
dative einem dem Orange
accusative ein das Orange

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

Further reading

  • “Orange” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Orange” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Orange on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Orange”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

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Etymology

From French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish.

Proper noun

Orange m

  1. Orange (a town in France)
  2. Orange (a river in South Africa)

Anagrams

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Orange f (plural Orangen)

  1. orange (fruit)
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