New Orleans

American  

[awr-lee-uhnz, awr-leenz, awr-luhnz] / ˈɔr li ənz, ɔrˈlinz, ˈɔr lənz /

noun

1. a seaport in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi: British defeated (1815) by Americans under Andrew Jackson.

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New Orleans British  

/ -lənz, ˈɔːliːənz, ɔːˈliːnz /

noun

1. a port in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi River, about 172 km (107 miles) from the sea: the largest city in the state and the second most important port in the US; founded by the French in 1718; belonged to Spain (1763–1803). It is largely below sea level, built around the Vieux Carré (French quarter); famous for its annual Mardi Gras festival and for its part in the history of jazz; a major commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. Pop: 469 032 (2003 est)

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New Orleans Cultural  

1. Port city in southeastern Louisiana.

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Jazz originated in the late nineteenth century among black musicians of New Orleans.

In the Battle of New Orleans (1815), Andrew Jackson, not having yet received word that the Treaty of Ghent had ended the War of 1812, repulsed the British assault on the city.

Dominated by Creole culture, which stemmed from the French settlers of the southern United States.

Mardi Gras is celebrated there each year.

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• New Orleanian
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Example Sentences

He weaves the stories together with musicians from perennially imperiled New Orleans performing for his interviewees at a “welcome table” on a levee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

This sophomore effort from New Orleans duo Twisted Teens is as much a punk album as it is an Americana folk album, as loud as it is thoughtful, as crunchy as it is tender.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Next season, Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs will play in his home country against the New Orleans Pelicans and in Manchester, England.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

In New Orleans and Houston, the greater inventory has kept a lid on prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Spain saw this arrangement as a buffer to its North American holdings, which at the time included the lower Mississippi and the city of New Orleans.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz