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.

Other Word Forms

• New Orleanian noun

Example Sentences

Glassdoor and Redfin’s report, which broke out metro areas by population size, ranked New Orleans, Palm Bay, Fla., and Wichita, Kan., as the top midsize metro areas for new grads.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

You don’t go to New Orleans to hit the lights early and you don’t watch McIlroy play golf because you want to see someone take a snoozy lap around the track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Bass did not attend the forum, traveling instead to New Orleans for a reelection fundraiser.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The recommendations were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation and were presented March 28 at the American College of Cardiology's 75th Annual Scientific Session in New Orleans.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The faint sounds of New Orleans play above us: rumbling and honking from cars, horns from jazz bands, random slurred shouts.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas