Definitions for orléans
ˈɔr li ənz; Fr. ɔr leɪˈɑ̃or·léans

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Orleansnoun

   a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)

2. Orleans, siege of Orleansnoun

   a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Orleansnoun

   City in France.

2. Etymology: Ultimately from Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city.

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1. Orleans

   Orléans (UK: ; US: , French: [ɔʁleɑ̃] (listen)) is a city in north-central France, about 120 kilometres (74 miles) southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the department of Loiret and of the region of Centre-Val de Loire. Orléans is located on the river Loire nestled in the heart of the Loire Valley, classified as a World Heritage Site, where the river curves south towards the Massif Central. In 2019, the city had 116,269 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries. Orléans is the center of Orléans Métropole that has a population of 288,229. The larger metropolitan area has a population of 451,373, the 20th largest in France.The city owes its development from antiquity to the commercial exchanges resulting from the river. An important river trade port, it was the headquarters of the community of merchants frequenting the Loire. It was the capital of the Kingdom of France during the Merovingian period and played an important role in the Hundred Years' War, particularly known for the role of Joan of Arc during the siege of Orléans. Every first week of May since 1432, the city pays homage to the "Maid of Orléans" during the Johannic Holidays which has been listed in the inventory of intangible cultural heritage in France. One of Europe's oldest universities was created in 1306 by Pope Clement V and re-founded in 1966 as the University of Orléans, hosting more than 20,000 students in 2019.The Île d'Orléans in Quebec, Canada is named after Orléans in France as well as Orléans, Ontario and the former French colony New Orleans, Louisiana.

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1. Orléans

   Orléans is a city in north-central France, about 130 kilometres southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre region. Orléans is located on the Loire River where the river curves south towards the Massif Central. The city of New Orleans, in the United States is named after the commune of Orléans.

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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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1. orléans

   An important town of France, capital of the department of Loiret, 75 miles south-southwest from Paris by railway. Orléans, originally called Genabum, afterwards Aureliani (probably from the emperor Aurelian), was besieged by Attila in 451, but relieved by the Romans, who here defeated Attila. It afterwards passed into the hands of the Franks, was taken by the Northmen in 855, and again in 865. In 1428 it was besieged by the English under the Duke of Bedford, but was delivered from the besiegers by the inspiriting exertions of Joan of Arc, who on this account is also named the Maid of Orléans. In the civil wars of the 16th century it was besieged in 1563 by the Duke of Guise, who was assassinated before the walls. During the Franco-Prussian war, 1870-71, Orléans was occupied by the Germans, September 27, and evacuated November 10, 1870.

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1. orleansnoun

   A narrow border inset from the edge of a shield of operational research opposed to those expressing repeated action or movement in names of places within the systems nanoseconds new style words. 1.) a city in central France, on the Loire River.

   New Orleans is just a name brought over from the French in claim of the new generation of France.

   Etymology: City

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 30, 2024  

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1. orléans

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Orleans

   A corruption of Aureliani, after the Roman Emperor Aurelian.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ORLEANS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Orleans is ranked #64891 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Orleans surname appeared 306 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Orleans.
   
   71.5% or 219 total occurrences were White.
   12% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.
   10.7% or 33 total occurrences were Black.
   4.2% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Anagrams for orléans »

1. loaners

2. reloans

3. Salerno

4. arenols

How to pronounce orléans?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of orléans in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of orléans in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of orléans in a Sentence

1. Kenneth Nail:

   Nikki Haley announced. Since then, at least 60 public Confederate symbols have been removed since the 2015 church shooting, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Most recently, the city of St. Louis, Mo., removed a Confedearte monument -- a 32-foot-tall granite column with a bronze sculpture -- from a park. Complicating the debate for those opposed to these moves is the involvement of hate groups like the KKK. The group is planning a rally for July 8 following a decision by the city council in Charlottesville, Va., to remove a statue of Gen. Lee Park and rename Lee Park. Meanwhile, in April, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu ordered the removal of multiple Confederate statutes. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu received brutal backlash and was forced to have heavy police presence in place when the nighttime removals began. Despite threats that people would boycott New Orleans, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu did not back down. These statues are not just stone and metal, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a highly lauded speech after the last Confederate statue had been taken down. They are not just innocent remembrances of a benign history. These monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy ; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement and the terror that it actually stood for. But to others, like Kenneth Nail Nail, it’s not about oppression. To us, it’s not a hate thing. It’s a heritage thing and what we like to do is celebrate everyone's struggles : the blacks, the whites, the north and south.

2. Michael Salgarolo:

   All throughout the 1800s, there are little pockets of Filipino sailors all over the world, and in a couple cases, particularly New Orleans, they form these kind of fishing settlements outside of outside of the port cities, for these Filipinos who ended up at St. Malo, part of what they wanted to do is they wanted to have a place of their own right, a place where they can control their labor and their lives.

3. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell:

   I heard from the family. They reached out yesterday. They sent their apologies. That it will never happen again. It has really sent a message to our community throughout, our musician community, our cultural bearers have stepped up and said, hey, no more in the city of New Orleans. This is -- this is very serious here.

4. New Orleanian Dominique Dilling-Francis:

   People come to New Orleans to figure out and learn about the different layers of our history and our culture, if we don't continue to perform and show up and show out, history will go without being said and it needs to be said.

5. Jeff Landry:

   The officials in New Orleans took an oath of office to support and enforce the laws of our State, yet they have decided that some laws are not worthy of enforcement, in light of the City's open defiance of the will of the people of Louisiana, I continue to my efforts on the State Bond Commission. Today was another step toward ensuring the parishes and municipalities of our State comply with the laws of our State.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=orléans
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Orleans
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orleans
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=orléans
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Orleans
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=orléans
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html