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A city, the capital of Loiret department, France; the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.
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name
A surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A township and town therein, in Orange County, Indiana.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Dickinson County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States:
A township in Winneshiek County, Iowa.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ionia County, Michigan.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clow Township, Kittson County, Minnesota.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Polk County, Missouri.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A township and village therein, in Harlan County, Nebraska.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Jefferson County, New York.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A village in the town of Barton, Orleans County, Vermont.
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noun
A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes.
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Usage: uncountable
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
A variety of plum.
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Usage: countable
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noun
a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
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Synonyms: siege of Orleans
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Broader terms: siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
noun
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.
Across languages
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