Orange

See also: orange and orangé

English

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒ.ɹɪnd͡ʒ/
• (General American) enPR: ôrʹənj, IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹ.ənd͡ʒ/, /ˈɑɹ.ənd͡ʒ/

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• Homophone: orange
• Rhymes: -ɒɹɪndʒ

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

• East Orange
• Orange City
• Orange County
• Orange Free State
• Orange-Nassau
• Orange River
• Orangetown
• République d’Orange

Translations

Orange River — see Orange River

city in France

• French: Orange (fr)
• Occitan: Aurenja (oc) (Provençal)
• Serbo-Croatian: Oranž m

Adjective

Orange (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Orange Order.

Anagrams

• Gerona, Gorean, Ragone, groane, onager

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁɑ̃ʒ/

Proper noun

Orange ?

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

See also

• orange

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/, [oɐ̯-] (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 [feminine]

	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

• Orangenblüte
• Orangenbaum
• Orangengarten
• Orangenhain
• Orangenplantage
• Orangensaft
• Orangenschale

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 [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	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

Italian

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

• arengo, ergano, gorane, ongare

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoʁɑ̃ːʃ/

Noun

Orange f (plural Orangen)

1. orange (fruit)