Orleans

See also: Orléans

English

Alternative forms

• Orléans

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

1. A city, the capital of the Loiret department, France; regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.
2. A surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].

Related terms

• New Orleans
• Orleans County
• Orleans Parish

Translations

capital city of Centre-Val de Loire, France

• Afrikaans: Orléans
• Amharic: ኦርሌአን (ʾorleʾän), ኦርሌኣን (ʾorleʾan)
• Arabic: أورليان m (ʔurlyān), أرليانش m (arlyānš)
• Armenian: Օռլեան (Ōṙlean)
• Breton: Orleañs (br)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧爾良／奥尔良 (zh) (Ào'ěrliáng)

• Corsican: Orléans
• Dutch: Orléans n
• Farefare: Orlean
• French: Orléans (fr) m
• Galician: Orleáns
• German: Orleans (de) n, Orléans (de) n
• Greek: Ορλεάνη (el) (Orleáni)
• Haitian Creole: Òleyan
• Italian: Orléans f, Orleano f
• Japanese: オルレアン (Orurean)
• Korean: 오를레앙 (Oreulleang)
• Latin: Genabum n, Cenabum n, Aurilianum n, Autriculum n, Orelianum n
• Macedonian: Орлеа́н m (Orleán)
• Marathi: ऑरलेआं n (ŏrleān)
• Norman: Orléauns, Orliauns
• Occitan: Orleans
• Persian: اورلئان
• Polish: Orlean (pl) m
• Portuguese: Orleães f, Orleans (pt) f
• Russian: Орлеа́н (ru) m (Orleán)
• Spanish: Orleans (es)
• Telugu: ఆర్లియన్సు (ārliyansu)
• Thai: ออร์เลอ็อง (ɔɔ-lee-ɔng)
• Turkish: Orleans

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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Ronseal, Salerno, arenols, loaners, reloans

Catalan

Proper noun

Orleans m or f

1. Orleans (a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁləˈʔaːns/

Proper noun

Orleans n (proper noun, strong, genitive Orleanses)

1. Orleans (a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France)

Occitan

Proper noun

Orleans m or f

1. Orleans (a city in France)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Orleans

1. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil
2. Alternative form of Orleães