Orlando

[ awr-lan-doh; also, for 1, Italian awr-lahn-daw ]

/ ɔrˈlæn doʊ; also, for 1, Italian ɔrˈlɑn dɔ /

Save This Word!

noun

Vit·to·rio E·ma·nu·e·le

[veet-taw-ryaw e-mah-noo-e-le], /vitˈtɔ ryɔ ˌɛ mɑ nuˈɛ lɛ/, 1860–1952, Italian statesman.

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

a male given name, form of Roland.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Orlando

Orjonikidze, Orkhon, Orkney, Orkney Islands, Orkneyman, Orlando, Orland Park, orle, Orléanais, Orleanist, Orléans

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Orlando in a sentence

In the Orlando “bubble” the NBA used to finish its 2019-2020 season, every player, ref, media person, and staff member began each day with a reading from Kinsa’s thermometer.
Taking the pandemic’s temperature|Katie McLean|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
She is a graduate student at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
How do you build a centaur?|Bethany Brookshire|February 10, 2021|Science News For Students
She is not a local board member in Orlando, she’s a federal official.
The Republican conspiracy-theory crisis, in one tweet|Philip Bump|February 3, 2021|Washington Post
The top-ranked Americans will enter the four-team tournament in Orlando with all of their regular starters, except Manchester United forward Tobin Heath, who is sidelined 10-12 weeks with an ankle injury.
Alex Morgan and Christen Press return to USWNT for SheBelieves Cup|Steven Goff|February 1, 2021|Washington Post

Negative tests in the coming days would clear them for Friday’s rematch in Orlando.
U.S. women’s national team displays young and old in 4-0 rout of Colombia|Steven Goff|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
“One of the producers on a story we were doing on the Orlando Magic told me about this young guy he really liked,” Jaffe said.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott|Stereo Williams|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was Orlando vs. Justin in an Ibiza melee with two highly unlikely opposing parties.
The Bloom-Bieber Brawl We Didn’t Know We Needed|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The senator was at the airport in Orlando, waiting to hop a flight home to Texas so he could take his daughters trick-or-treating.
Ted Cruz, Accused of Being ‘Sidelined’ for the Midterms, Shows Off Schedule|Tim Mak|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Have you heard of the $1,750-per-person “Gathering,” which starts Thursday in Orlando, Florida?
The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of|Jay Michaelson|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or consider the actor Orlando Jones, who is not exactly known as a Hollywood A-lister (though he was great in Drumline).
Miley Cyrus Embraces Activism Like a Stripper Pole and It's Fantastic|Sally Kohn|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are two here, both German; and the Orlando is expected presently.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
She sat down at the spinet and played a little madrigal by Orlando Gibbons that was associated with her earliest childhood.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen
He did not happen to be at Roncisvalle, so he was not killed with Orlando and the other paladins.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
Sir Orlando remembered the old Duke, and suddenly found that the uncle and nephew were very like each other.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
Sir Orlando thought that the Duke looked more ducal than he had ever seen him look before.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for Orlando

Orlando

/ (ɔːˈlændəʊ) /

noun

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