Orlando

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

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

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.

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

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Orlando would strike the trail from Askatoon to Tralee at a point where another trail also joined.
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Pierre, knowing nothing of Lisbeth, failed to understand the allusions of Orlando and his son.
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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)

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