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• orange
  orange

  noun

  a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
• Orange
  Orange

  noun

  a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.

orange

¹ American  

[awr-inj, or-] / ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr- /

noun

• oranges
  plural

1. 

   a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.

2. any white-flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus, bearing this fruit, as C. aurantium bitter orange, Seville orange, or sour orange and C. sinensis sweet orange, cultivated in warm countries.

3. any of several other citrus trees, as the trifoliate orange.

4. any of several trees or fruits resembling an orange.

5. a color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nanometers; reddish yellow.

6. Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of red and yellow pigments.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the orange.

2. made or prepared with oranges or orangelike flavoring.

   orange sherbet.

3. of the color orange; reddish-yellow.

Orange ² American  

[awr-inj, or-, aw-rahnzh] / ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr-, ɔˈrɑ̃ʒ /

noun

1. a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.

2. a river in the Republic of South Africa, flowing W from Lesotho to the Atlantic. 1,300 miles (2,095 km) long.

3. a former small principality of W Europe: now in the SE part of France.

4. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

5. a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.

6. a town in SE France, near Avignon: Roman ruins.

7. a city in SE Texas.

8. a town in S Connecticut.

9. Fort. Fort Orange.

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orange ¹ British  

/ ˈɒrɪndʒ /

noun

1. any of several citrus trees, esp Citrus sinensis ( sweet orange ) and the Seville orange, cultivated in warm regions for their round edible fruit See also tangerine

2. 1. the fruit of any of these trees, having a yellowish-red bitter rind and segmented juicy flesh See also navel orange

   2. ( as modifier )

      orange peel

3. the hard wood of any of these trees

4. any of a group of colours, such as that of the skin of an orange, that lie between red and yellow in the visible spectrum in the approximate wavelength range 620–585 nanometres

5. a dye or pigment producing these colours

6. orange cloth or clothing

   dressed in orange

7. any of several trees or herbaceous plants that resemble the orange, such as mock orange

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adjective

1. of the colour orange

Orange ² British  

/ ˈɒrɪndʒ /

noun

1. a princely family of Europe. Its possessions, originally centred in S France, passed in 1544 to the count of Nassau, who became William I of Orange and helped to found the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Since 1815 it has been the name of the reigning house of the Netherlands. It was the ruling house of Great Britain and Ireland under William III and Mary (1689–94) and under William III as sole monarch (1694–1702)

2. (modifier) of or relating to the Orangemen

3. (modifier) of or relating to the royal dynasty of Orange

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Orange ³ British  

noun

1. a river in S Africa, rising in NE Lesotho and flowing generally west across the South African plateau to the Atlantic: the longest river in South Africa. Length: 2093 km (1300 miles)

2. Ancient name: Arausio. a town in SE France: a small principality in the Middle Ages, the descendants of which formed the House of Orange. Pop: 27 989 (1999)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• oranges
  plural

Etymology

Origin of orange

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English: the fruit or tree, Old French orenge, cognate with Spanish naranja, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāraṅga

Explanation

An orange is a citrus tree that produces sweet-smelling white blossoms, and eventually, oranges. Orange, as in the bright color, comes from the name of the fruit and tends to be used for items we need to notice: like road construction signs and prison jumpsuits. Oranges grow in warm places like Florida, California, and Brazil, where they are harvested to be eaten and made into juice and other products. The color of the orange, in varying hues, is also orange, a warm, sunny shade that falls between red and yellow on the color spectrum. The first orange trees probably grew in India, and the word itself has its roots in the Sanskrit naranga-s, "orange tree."

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Oddly, seeing as it came on his home field, Vidal’s touchdown only quieted SoFi Stadium, which was awash in orange jerseys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

A couple say their dog may have died after being exposed to an orange substance on contaminated land during a walk.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

There’s also a handy gauge that points to how your estimate compares to your baseline: green is normal, yellow is higher, orange is highest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The iconic orange plastic seats from the New York subway go for around $900 each.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

"Is it dyed orange or green or anything?"

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

When in came to finding a place in South Orange, the decision was easy, she said, because there were very few two-bedroom condos with single-floor living on the market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is also positioning additional firefighters, aircraft and equipment in Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Marcia Kaiser, 76, and her husband relocated from Bergen County, N.J., to South Orange, N.J., in 2020 to be closer to one of their daughters and two grandchildren.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Orange County district attorney’s office this week filed the documentation to start the process of resolving the civil investigation, Melrose said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Orange ones, of course, in honor of Halloween, while she read poems about pumpkins and ghosts.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

"It's unbearable. We can't open the windows, even the oranges in the garden and the laundry hanging out to dry are covered in black dust."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

“The oranges are Riverland oranges from South Australia and add a fruity and slightly acidic flavor to the rich jus,” he says.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

At the Farmers Market, breakfast is maybe three oranges, two apples, a basket of strawberries, half a melon and two peaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The grainy video of little Leo juggling oranges with his feet, which somehow found its way to a scout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

“May they haf oranges and figs?” asked Mr. Bhaer, with a paternal air.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott