orleans

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/(US)
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/ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/(US) · /ˈɔɹ.liːnz/(US) · /ˌɔɹ.leɪˈɑ̃/(US) · /ˌɔɹ.liˈɑːn/(US) · /ɔːɹˈleɪ(ə)nz/(US) · /ˈɔː.li.ənz/(UK) · /ɔːˈliː(ə)nz/(UK)

Definition of orleans

15 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A city, the capital of Loiret department, France; the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.
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name

  1. A city, the capital of Loiret department, France; the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.
  2. A surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes.
  2. (countable)A variety of plum.

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Etymology

From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.

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