Orlando

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

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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.
a male given name, form of Roland.

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Contemporary Examples

“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
It was Orlando vs. Justin in an Ibiza melee with two highly unlikely opposing parties.
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Kevin O’Keeffe
December 29, 2014
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
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
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September 25, 2014
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

Historical Examples

At forty if a man chooses to assume the role of Orlando he does it to perfection.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
As Orlando spoke of Stefana's visit to his son, Sacco's name was mentioned.
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Emile Zola
One morning, as he was going downstairs, Orlando was stricken with paralysis.
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Emile Zola
Orlando made a fresh gesture, as though to sweep the past away.
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To only one word of this enthusiastic outburst did Orlando pay attention.
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British Dictionary definitions for orlando

Orlando

noun

a city in the US, in Florida: site of Walt Disney World. Pop: 199 336 (2003 est)

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Word Origin and History for orlando

Orlando

masc. proper name, Italian form of Roland (q.v.). The city in Florida, U.S., so called from 1857, supposedly in honor of a U.S. soldier, Orlando Reeves, who was killed there in 1835 by Seminoles. It had been settled c.1844 as Jernigan.

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Examples from the Web for orlando

Contemporary Examples

“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.

It was Orlando vs. Justin in an Ibiza melee with two highly unlikely opposing parties.

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.

Have you heard of the $1,750-per-person “Gathering,” which starts Thursday in Orlando, Florida?

Or consider the actor Orlando Jones, who is not exactly known as a Hollywood A-lister (though he was great in Drumline).

Historical Examples

At forty if a man chooses to assume the role of Orlando he does it to perfection.

As Orlando spoke of Stefana's visit to his son, Sacco's name was mentioned.

One morning, as he was going downstairs, Orlando was stricken with paralysis.

Orlando made a fresh gesture, as though to sweep the past away.

To only one word of this enthusiastic outburst did Orlando pay attention.

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