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Vinony

Orleans

proper noun

  1. place name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/ / /ˈɔɹ.liːnz/ / /ˌɔɹ.leɪˈɑ̃/

name

Etymology: From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.

  1. A city, the capital of Loiret department, France; the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.
  2. A surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].
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noun

Etymology: From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.

  1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes.
  2. A variety of plum.