Orleans

Meanings

Proper Noun

city, capital Loiret (department) France (country) ; regional capital Centre-Val de Loire (region).

Noun

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

Origin

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

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