Orleans

== English == === Alternative forms === Orléans === Etymology === From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/, /ˈɔɹ.liːnz/, /ˌɔɹ.leɪˈɑ̃/, /ˌɔɹ.liˈɑːn/, /ɔːɹˈleɪ(ə)nz/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.li.ənz/, /ɔːˈliː(ə)nz/ === Proper noun === Orleans A city, the capital of Loiret department, France; the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire. A surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name]. ==== Related terms ==== New Orleans Orleans County Orleans Parish ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Orleans (countable and uncountable, plural Orleans or Orleanses) (uncountable, textiles) A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes. (countable) A variety of plum. === References === “Orleans”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Ronseal, Salerno, arenols, loaners, reloans == Catalan == === Proper noun === Orleans m or f Orleans (a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France) == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔʁləˈʔaːns/ === Proper noun === Orleans n (proper noun, strong, genitive Orleanses) Orleans (a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France) == Occitan == === Proper noun === Orleans m or f Orleans (a city in France) == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Orleans ? a municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil alternative form of Orleães