Orleans

Name

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

Noun

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

siege of Orleans

Translations

Orléans

Orleans

Orleans

Orleães

Orlean

Orléans

Orléans

Ορλεάνη

Orleans