Orange

See also: orange and orangé

English

Etymology

From French Orange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒ.ɹɪndʒ/
• enPR: ôrʹənj, IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹ.əndʒ/, /ˈɑɹ.əndʒ/

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• Homophone: orange
• Rhymes: -ɒɹɪndʒ

Proper noun

Orange

1. A city in the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
2. The Orange River (the longest river in South Africa)
3. A city in New South Wales; named for William II of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange from 1815 to 1840.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.
   2. A town in Connecticut; named for William III of England.
   3. An unincorporated community in Georgia.
   4. An unincorporated community in Illinois.
   5. An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.
   6. A town in Massachusetts; named for William III of England.
   7. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
   8. A town in New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.
   9. A city in New Jersey; named for William III of England, Prince of Orange from 1650 to 1702.
   10. A town in New York.
   11. An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
   12. A village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
   13. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
   14. A city, the county seat of Orange County, Texas.
   15. A town in Vermont.
   16. A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.
   17. A town in Wisconsin.
5. Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.
6. (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

Derived terms

• Orange City
• Orange County
• Orange Free State
• Orange-Nassau

• Orange River
• République d’Orange

Translations

Orange River — see Orange River

city in France

• French: Orange (fr)
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• Occitan: Aurenja (oc) (Provençal)
• Serbo-Croatian: Oranž m

Adjective

Orange (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Orange Order.

Anagrams

• Gerona, Gorean, Ragone, groane, onager

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French

Etymology

From Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi (“temple (head), cheek”) (compare Old Irish ara, arae (“temples”)). Compare also the Occitan name of the town, Aurenja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁɑ̃ʒ/

Proper noun

Orange ?

1. Orange (a town in the Vaucluse department, in southern France)

See also

• orange

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German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French orange, short for pomme d’orange, from Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nārang), ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”). Cognate with German Pomeranze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈrãːʒə/, /oˈraŋʒə/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʒə/, /oˈrɔŋʒə/
• IPA^(key): /oˈrãːʃə/, /oˈraŋʃə/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʃə/, /oˈrɔŋʃə/

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• Hyphenation: Oran‧ge

Noun

Orange f (genitive Orange, plural Orangen)

1. orange (fruit)

   Synonyms: Apfelsine, Chinaapfel

Declension

Declension of Orange [feminine]

	singular			plural
	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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈrãːʃ/, /oˈraŋʃ/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʃ/, /oˈrɔŋʃ/

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• Hyphenation: Oran‧ge

Noun

Orange n (strong, genitive Orange, no plural)

1. orange (color)

Declension

Declension of Orange [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Orange
genitive	eines	des	Orange
dative	einem	dem	Orange
accusative	ein	das	Orange

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)

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

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Italian

Etymology

From French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish.

Proper noun

Orange m

1. Orange (a town in France)
2. Orange (a river in South Africa)

Anagrams

• arengo, ergano, gorane, ongare

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈʁɑ̃ːʃ/

Noun

Orange f (plural Orangen)

1. orange (fruit)