Orange

See also orange

English

Etymology

French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɒ.ɹɪndʒ/, SAMPA: /"Q.r\IndZ/
• (US) enPR: ôrʹənj, IPA: /ˈɔɹ.əndʒ/, /ˈɑɹ.əndʒ/, SAMPA: /"Or\.@ndZ/, /"Ar\.@ndz/

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• Homophone: orange
• Rhymes: -ɒrɪndʒ

Proper noun

Orange

1. A town in France.
2. The name of the Dutch Royal House.
3. Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.

Derived terms

• Orange Free State
• Orange-Nassau
• Orange River
• République d’Orange

Adjective

Orange (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Orange Order.

Anagrams

• groane
• onager

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German

Etymology 1

From French pomme d'orange (short: orange), from Spanish naranja, from Arabic nāranǧ, from Persian nāranǧ. Cognate with German Pomeranze.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔoˈʁãːʒə/ or /ʔoˈʁaŋʒə/

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Noun

Orange f. (genitive Orange, plural Orangen)

1. orange (fruit)

Declension

declension of Orange

	singular			plural
f. gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Orange	die	Orangen
genitive	einer	der	Orange	der	Orangen
dative	einer	der	Orange	den	Orangen
accusative	eine	die	Orange	die	Orangen

Synonyms

• Apfelsine

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔoˈʁãːʃ/, IPA: /ʔoˈʁaŋʃ/

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Noun

Orange n. (genitive Orange, no plural)

1. orange (color)

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Orange f. (plural Orangen)

1. orange (fruit)