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Orlando

American  
[awr-lan-doh, awr-lahn-daw] / ɔrˈlæn doʊ, ɔrˈlɑn dɔ /

noun

  1. Vittorio Emanuele 1860–1952, Italian statesman.

  2. a city in central Florida: resort town, convention center, and home of Disney World.

  3. a male given name, form of Roland.


Orlando British  
/ ɔːˈlændəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in the US, in Florida: site of Walt Disney World. Pop: 199 336 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Judge Orlando Garcia, a Clinton appointee, scheduled a hearing for Garces Perez to appear in court in person next week.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Dias, who runs Dias Wealth north of Orlando, Fla., questioned the value of the ratings and regulatory filings if they aren’t giving an accurate picture of a company’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“He’s the same person he was when he was in high school, hasn’t changed at all,” said Chris Hays, who covered James in high school and at Florida State for the Orlando Sentinel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

In the back seat, according to prosecutors, were Davis’ nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson and Deandre “Big Dre” Smith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

They got off the bus in a town a little south of Orlando, and here a nice cab driver—she still remembers his name—took them to a low-priced hotel.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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