Associations to the word «Orleans»

Wiktionary

ORLEANS, proper noun. A city in France.
ORLEANS, noun. (uncountable) (textiles) A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes.
ORLEANS, noun. (countable) A variety of plum.
ORLÉANS, proper noun. Alternative form of Orleans

Dictionary definition

ORLEANS, noun. A city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429).
ORLEANS, noun. A long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429.

Wise words

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