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1. (noun) Orleans
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
2. (noun) Orleans, siege of Orleans
a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
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1. Orleans
on the Loire, 75 m. by rail SW. of Paris, is the capital of the province of Loiret, a trading rather than an industrial town, commerce being fostered by excellent railway, canal, and river communications; the town is of ancient date, and its streets are full of quaint wooden houses; there is an old cathedral and museum; many historic associations include the raising of the siege in 1429 by Joan of Arc, whose house is still shown, and two captures by the Germans, 1870
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