Orange

proper nounnounadjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɒ.ɹɪnd͡ʒ//
United States//ˈɔɹ.ənd͡ʒ//
United States//ˈɑɹ.ənd͡ʒ//

A city in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

proper noun

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A city in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
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historicalA county of Burgundy around the French city.
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historicalA principality in the Holy Roman Empire around the French city, now defunct but still used as a title by various claimants, particularly the heir apparent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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historicalA principality in the Netherlands; named for the French title.
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A surname; chiefly from the French city and title.
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A city in New South Wales; named for William II of the Netherlands, prince of Orange from 1815–1840.
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A local government area in central New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Orange.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.
For diarrhea caused by a stomach virus or a meal that didn’t agree with you, try the BRAT diet, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for William III of England, prince of Orange from 1650–1702.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for William III of England.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Essex County, New Jersey; named for William III of England.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Schuyler County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Orange County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Orange County, Vermont.
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A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Orange Township.
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Variant of Orange-NassauShort for Orange-Nassau, the ruling house of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Variant of Orange RiverShort for Orange River, the longest river in South Africa; named for William V, prince of Orange from 1751–1806.

Etymology

Some senses from French Orange, from Old French Orenge (compare Occitan Aurenja), from Vulgar Latin *Aurinica, from Latin Arausio, from Gaulish *arausi (“temple of the head, cheek”). In British and Irish contexts, usually with particular reference to William III of England (Willem Hendrik van Oranje), the Dutch Protestant husband of Queen Mary II who ended Stuart rule in Britain and Ireland. Other senses from the common noun orange, ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”).

noun

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Variant of OrangemaninformalShort for Orangeman, a member of the Orange Order or any advocate of continued British rule over Northern Ireland.

adjective

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Of or relating to the Orange Order.

Forms

plural: Oranges

oral · Relating to the mouth.Oral · A male given name from Latin of American usage orange · An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis…

Orange · A city in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

orb · A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial…orbit · The curved path of one object around a point or another body.…orbital · Of or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of…

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