New Orleans
noun
a seaport in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi: British defeated (1815) by Americans under Andrew Jackson.
New Orleanian
-
a word derived from
New Orleans.
Example Sentences
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Soon after, Mr. Fortner’s trio, with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Marcus Gilmore, lend the tune a distinctly New Orleanian cadence Toussaint once described to me as the “strut of the street.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
It’s something I learned as part of my acculturation as a New Orleanian.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2025
As Salon's in-house New Orleanian, and someone who has been a fan of both vampire lore and Cage's work since an early age, I jumped at the chance to attend.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2023
His skill as a writer and his birthright as a New Orleanian equip him for the task.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
As an eighth-generation New Orleanian, I wanted to be a good native and scoff at it all.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2020
