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Orleans

//ˈɔɹ.li.ənz// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, the capital of Loiret department, France; the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.
  2. 2
    A surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].
Noun
  1. 1
    A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes. uncountable
  2. 2
    A variety of plum. countable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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