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Orange

//ˈɒɹ.ɪnd͡ʒ// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
  2. 2
    Relating to the Orange Order. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
  2. 2
    The Orange River (the longest river in South Africa).
  3. 3
    A city in New South Wales; named for William II of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange from 1815 to 1840.
  4. 4
    A local government area in central New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Orange.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.

    "For diarrhea caused by a stomach virus or a meal that didn’t agree with you, try the BRAT diet, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif."

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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for William III of England.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for William III of England.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Essex County, New Jersey; named for William III of England, Prince of Orange from 1650 to 1702.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Schuyler County, New York.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Orange County, Texas.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Orange County, Vermont.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships, listed under Orange Township.
  18. 23
    Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.
  19. 24
    a Loyalist or a member of the Orange Order; someone, usually a Protestant, who advocates keeping Northern Ireland under British control. Ireland, informal
  20. 25
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit). countable
  2. 2
    orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow wordnet
  3. 3
    Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree. countable
  4. 4
    round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees wordnet
  5. 5
    Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.; Specifically, a sweet orange or Citrus sinensis. countable
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  1. 6
    any citrus tree bearing oranges wordnet
  2. 7
    The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow. uncountable
  3. 8
    any pigment producing the orange color wordnet
  4. 9
    Various drinks uncountable

    "“What you drinking?” “Orange and soda will go down nicely, thanks.” “Pint?” “Sure.” Andy headed for the bar, stopping along the way to kiss Shaunna and check she and Kris were OK for a drink. “Everything all right?” Sean asked."

  5. 10
    Various drinks:; An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    Various drinks:; An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    Various drinks:; Orange juice. countable, uncommon, uncountable
  8. 13
    An orange-coloured roundel. countable, uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:orange."

Verb
  1. 1
    To color orange. transitive

    "It is this composition which reaches a colourist perfection in Le Bonheur with the complementarity of violet, purple and oranged gold"

  2. 2
    To become orange. intransitive

    "Cranes in the distance against the background of the slowly oranging sky"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree ▲ Italian melaranciacalq. Old French Orengeinflu. ▲ Old Occitan auranjainflu. Old French pomme d'orenge Old French orenge Middle French orangebor. Middle English orenge English orange Inherited from Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge (“fruit orange”), influenced by the place name Orange (which is from Gaulish and unrelated to the word for the fruit and color) and by Old Occitan auranja and calqued from Old Italian melarancio, melarancia, compound of mela (“apple”) and un'arancia (“an orange”), from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Early Classical Persian نَارَنْگْ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), ultimately from Dravidian. Compare Tamil நாரங்காய் (nāraṅkāy), compound of நாரம் (nāram, “water”) and காய் (kāy, “fruit”); also Telugu నారంగము, నారింజ (nāraṅgamu, nāriñja), Malayalam നാരങ്ങ (nāraṅṅa), Kannada ನಾರಂಗಿ (nāraṅgi)). Originally borrowed as the surname (derived from the place name) in the 13th century, before the sense of the fruit was imported in the late 14th century and the color in 1510. In the color sense, largely displaced ġeolurēad, whence yellow-red.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree ▲ Italian melaranciacalq. Old French Orengeinflu. ▲ Old Occitan auranjainflu. Old French pomme d'orenge Old French orenge Middle French orangebor. Middle English orenge English orange Inherited from Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge (“fruit orange”), influenced by the place name Orange (which is from Gaulish and unrelated to the word for the fruit and color) and by Old Occitan auranja and calqued from Old Italian melarancio, melarancia, compound of mela (“apple”) and un'arancia (“an orange”), from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Early Classical Persian نَارَنْگْ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), ultimately from Dravidian. Compare Tamil நாரங்காய் (nāraṅkāy), compound of நாரம் (nāram, “water”) and காய் (kāy, “fruit”); also Telugu నారంగము, నారింజ (nāraṅgamu, nāriñja), Malayalam നാരങ്ങ (nāraṅṅa), Kannada ನಾರಂಗಿ (nāraṅgi)). Originally borrowed as the surname (derived from the place name) in the 13th century, before the sense of the fruit was imported in the late 14th century and the color in 1510. In the color sense, largely displaced ġeolurēad, whence yellow-red.

Etymology 3

Etymology tree ▲ Italian melaranciacalq. Old French Orengeinflu. ▲ Old Occitan auranjainflu. Old French pomme d'orenge Old French orenge Middle French orangebor. Middle English orenge English orange Inherited from Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge (“fruit orange”), influenced by the place name Orange (which is from Gaulish and unrelated to the word for the fruit and color) and by Old Occitan auranja and calqued from Old Italian melarancio, melarancia, compound of mela (“apple”) and un'arancia (“an orange”), from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Early Classical Persian نَارَنْگْ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), ultimately from Dravidian. Compare Tamil நாரங்காய் (nāraṅkāy), compound of நாரம் (nāram, “water”) and காய் (kāy, “fruit”); also Telugu నారంగము, నారింజ (nāraṅgamu, nāriñja), Malayalam നാരങ്ങ (nāraṅṅa), Kannada ನಾರಂಗಿ (nāraṅgi)). Originally borrowed as the surname (derived from the place name) in the 13th century, before the sense of the fruit was imported in the late 14th century and the color in 1510. In the color sense, largely displaced ġeolurēad, whence yellow-red.

Etymology 4

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

Etymology 5

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

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