Orléans

American  

[awr-lee-uhnz, awr-ley-ahn] / ˈɔr li ənz, ɔr leɪˈɑ̃ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.

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Orléans ¹ British  

/ ɔrleɑ̃ /

noun

1. Charles (ʃarl), Duc d'Orléans. 1394–1465, French poet; noted for the poems written during his imprisonment in England; father of Louis XII

2. Louis Philippe Joseph (lwi filip ʒozɛf), Duc d'Orléans, known as Philippe Égalité (after 1792). 1747–93, French nobleman, who supported the French Revolution and voted for the death of his cousin, Louis XVI, but was executed after his son, the future king Louis-Philippe, defected to the Austrians

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Orléans ² British  

/ ɔːˈlɪənz, ɔrleɑ̃ /

noun

1. a city in N central France, on the River Loire: famous for its deliverance by Joan of Arc from the long English siege in 1429; university (1305); an important rail and road junction. Pop: 113 126 (1999)

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Orléans

William Glasdale, an English captain killed at Orléans, is best known for hurling abuse at Joan from his strongpoint, Les Tourelles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

This year’s guests include a delegation from Orléans, France.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

He was a talented musician, composer and fencer, forged high-profile friendships with Queen Marie Antoinette and Phillipe Egalite, Duke of Orléans, and fought in the French Revolution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

After the inmates near Orléans picked their favorite books, four of them debated over video conference with prisoners in Saint-Maur, a town in the same area, to settle on a regional shortlist.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

I make her eyes the color of a stormy gray sky to honor the people of Orléans, but add tiny golden sunflowers around the middles to mirror the royal chrysanthemum.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton