Orleans
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See also: Orléans
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/, /ˈɔɹ.liːnz/, /ˌɔɹ.leɪˈɑ̃/, /ˌɔɹ.liˈɑːn/, /ɔːɹˈleɪ(ə)nz/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.li.ənz/, /ɔːˈliː(ə)nz/
Proper noun
Orleans
- A city, the capital of the Loiret department, France; regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.
- A surname from French .
Related terms
Translations
capital city of Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Noun
Orleans (countable and uncountable, plural Orleans or Orleanses)
- (uncountable, textiles) A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes.
- (countable) A variety of plum.
References
- “Orleans”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Catalan
Proper noun
Orleans m or f
- Orleans (a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France)
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Orleans n (proper noun, strong, genitive Orleanses)
- Orleans (a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France)
Occitan
Proper noun
Orleans m or f
Portuguese
Proper noun
Orleans
- A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Alternative form of Orleães