See also: orange and orangé

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Etymology

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Some senses from French Orange, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish. Other senses from the common noun orange, ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, orange tree).

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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. The City of Orange, a local government area in central New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.
    2. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for William III of England.
    3. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia.
    4. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
    5. A township and unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.
    6. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for William III of England.
    7. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri.
    8. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.
    9. A city in Essex County, New Jersey; named for William III of England, Prince of Orange from 1650 to 1702.
    10. A town in Schuyler County, 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 Orange County, Vermont.
    16. A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.
    17. A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
    18. A number of other townships, listed under Orange Township.
  6. Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.
  7. (Ireland, informal) a Loyalist or a member of the Orange Order; someone, usually a Protestant, who advocates keeping Northern Ireland under British control.

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Orange (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Orange Order.

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Etymology

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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.

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Orange ?

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

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Etymology 1

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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]

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  • 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)
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  • Hyphenation: Oran‧ge

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Orange f (genitive Orange, plural Orangen)

  1. orange (fruit)
    Synonyms: Apfelsine, Chinaapfel
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  • IPA(key): /oˈrãːʃ/, /oˈraŋʃ/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʃ/, /oˈrɔŋʃ/
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  • Hyphenation: Oran‧ge

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Orange n (strong, genitive Orange, no plural)

  1. orange (color)
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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

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  1. ^ 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

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Etymology

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

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Orange m

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

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Orange f (plural Orangen)

  1. orange (fruit)