Definition of Orléans

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Orleans
n. city in and capital of Loiret (France), site of an English siege that was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1428; House of Orleans, French dynasty of dukes

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Orléans Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Orleans
(n.)
A variety of the plum. See under Plum.
  
(n.)
A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel.
  

WordNet 2.0
Orleans

Noun
1. a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) France, French Republic
2. a long siege by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
(synonym) siege of Orleans
(hypernym) siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
(classification) France, French Republic

Anagram
orleans
     salerno

hEnglish - advanced version
orleans

orleans
\or"le*ans\ (?), n. [so called from the city of orléans, in france.]
1. a cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel.
2. a variety of the plum. see under plum. [eng.]


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 orleans plum 


Orléans Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

US Zip Codes
02653
State: MASSACHUSETTS
City: ORLEANS

05860
State: VERMONT
City: ORLEANS

47452
State: INDIANA
City: ORLEANS

48865
State: MICHIGAN
City: ORLEANS

56735
State: MINNESOTA
City: ORLEANS

62601
State: ILLINOIS
City: ORLEANS

68966
State: NEBRASKA
City: ORLEANS

95556
State: CALIFORNIA
City: ORLEANS


Orléans Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
OHB
Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.
Exchange: AMEX
Builds and sells condominiums, townhouses and single-family homes; And sells land and developed homesites.


Orléans Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Orléans
This article is about the French city of Orléans; for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation).

Orléans (Latin, meaning golden) is a city and commune in north-central France, about 130 km (80 miles) southwest of Paris. It is the préfecture (capital) of the Loiret département and of the Centre région. Population (1999): 113,126.


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