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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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Last year, they bought a newly built three-bedroom house for $328,000, with a monthly mortgage payment almost equal to what they were paying in rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Orlando.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Tesla on Tuesday announced that it would offer robotaxi services in Tampa and Orlando, after expanding to Miami earlier in July, although its service is for now limited to small sections of those new cities.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

“Just wait a bit if you’re going to buy,” said Daniel Egan, an infectious-disease doctor at Orlando Health.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Thomas Tuchel and his team spent 10 days in the area, playing warm-up games against New Zealand in Tampa and Costa Rica in Orlando.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

“Maybe that’s what she’s saying. Like the paper town thing she said about Orlando? Maybe she’s saying that’s why she left.”

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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