Orléans: Meaning and Definition of

Or•lé•ans

Pronunciation: (ôr'lē-unz Fr. ôr-lā-än'), [key]
— n.
  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. 109,956.
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