Meaning Of The Word Orleans

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orleans in British English
ˈLouis Phiˈ lippe Joˈseph Duc d' (ˈlwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf ) 1747-93; Fr. revolutionist: guillotined: father of Louis Philippe
branch of the house of Bourbon, one of whose members ( Louis Philippe) ruled France, 1830-48
city in NC France, on the Loire: pop. 105,000
noun: 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: 116 256 (2006)
noun: a fabric formerly woven at Orléans
noun: Charles (ʃarl ), Duc d'Orléans. 1394–1465, French poet; noted for the poems written during his imprisonment in England; father of Louis XII

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