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Etymology
Some senses from French Orange, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish. Other senses from the common noun orange, ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒ.ɹɪnd͡ʒ/
- (General American) enPR: ôrʹənj, IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.ənd͡ʒ/, /ˈɑɹ.ənd͡ʒ/
Audio (Canada): (file) Audio (UK): (file) Audio: (file) - Homophone: orange
- Rhymes: -ɒɹɪndʒ
Proper noun
Orange
- A city in the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
- The Orange River (the longest river in South Africa)
- A city in New South Wales; named for William II of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange from 1815 to 1840.
- The City of Orange, a local government area in central New South Wales, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.
- A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for William III of England.
- An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
- A township and unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.
- A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for William III of England.
- An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri.
- A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.
- A city in Essex County, New Jersey; named for William III of England, Prince of Orange from 1650 to 1702.
- A town in Schuyler County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
- A village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Orange County, Texas.
- A town in Orange County, Vermont.
- A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.
- A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships, listed under Orange Township.
- Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.
- (Ireland, informal) a Loyalist or a member of the Orange Order; someone, usually a Protestant, who advocates keeping Northern Ireland under British control.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
Orange (not comparable)
- Relating to the Orange Order.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French Orenge, from Vulgar Latin *Aurinica, from Latin Aurasiōnem, from Gaulish *arausi (“temple (head), cheek”) (compare Old Irish arae (“temple (of the head)”)). Compare also the Occitan name of the town, Aurenja.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Orange ?
See also
German
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French orange, short for pomme d’orange, from Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”). Cognate with German Pomeranze.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈrãːʒə/, /oˈraŋʒə/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʒə/, /oˈrɔŋʒə/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /oˈrãːʃɛ/, /oˈraŋʃɛ/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʃɛ/, /oˈrɔŋʃɛ/ (some speakers in southern Germany and Austria)
- IPA(key): /ɔˈʀãːʃɛ/, [oɐ̯-] (also Austria)
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Oran‧ge
Noun
Orange f (genitive Orange, plural Orangen)
- orange (fruit)
- Synonyms: Apfelsine, Chinaapfel
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
Orange n (strong, genitive Orange, no plural)
- orange (color)
Declension
See also
Weiß | Grau | Schwarz |
Rot (Purpur) | Orange; Braun | Gelb; Creme, Ocker |
Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün) | Grün (Dunkelgrün) | |
Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün) | Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa) | Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur) | Rosa; Pink |
Further reading
- “Orange” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Orange” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Orange on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Orange”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
From French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish.
Proper noun
Orange m
- Orange (a town in France)
- Orange (a river in South Africa)
Anagrams
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Orange f (plural Orangen)
- orange (fruit)