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.

---

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)

---

New Orleans Cultural  

1. Port city in southeastern Louisiana.

---

Discover More

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

Festival organizers were searching for someone to create pieces similar to those at the New Orleans Jazz Festival when they saw his Musichead Gallery show featured on “Last Call With Carson Daly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

As a child in New Orleans, Nicholas Lemann never attended a bar mitzvah or heard Hebrew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

ACC.26 will take place March 28-30, 2026, in New Orleans, bringing together cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists from around the world to share the newest discoveries in treatment and prevention.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Airports in New York, Atlanta, New Orleans and Houston have experienced the highest percentage of callouts, according to DHS, with nearly half the TSA workforce at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport calling out.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

We tried to persuade New Orleans prosecutors that Mr. Carter, blind and in his sixties, should be released after nearly fifty years in prison.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson