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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024or•ange /ˈɔrɪndʒ, ˈɑr-/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a rounded, reddish yellow, bitter or sweet citrus fruit that can be eaten.
- Plant Biology[countable] a white-flowered evergreen tree carrying such fruit.
- Physics[uncountable] a reddish yellow color.
adj. - of, relating to, or containing the orange or its juice or flavor:[before a noun]orange sherbet.
- of the color orange.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024or•ange (ôr′inj, or′-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- Plant Biologyany white-flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus, bearing this fruit, as C. aurantium (bitter orange, Seville orange, or sour orange) and C. sinensis (sweet orange,) cultivated in warm countries.
- Plant Biologyany of several other citrus trees, as the trifoliate orange.
- Plant Biologyany of several trees or fruits resembling an orange.
- Physicsa color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nm;
reddish yellow. - [Art.]a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of red and yellow pigments.
adj. - of or pertaining to the orange.
- made or prepared with oranges or orangelike flavoring:orange sherbet.
- of the color orange;
reddish-yellow.
- Sanskrit nāraṅga
- Persian nārang
- Arabic nāranj
- Old French orenge, cognate with Spanish naranja
- Middle English: the fruit or tree 1300–50
Or•ange (ôr′inj, or′-; Fr. ô ränzh′ for 3, 6),USA pronunciation n. - World Historya member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
- Place Namesa river in the Republic of South Africa, flowing W from Lesotho to the Atlantic. 1300 mi. (2095 km) long.
- Place Namesa former small principality of W Europe: now in the SE part of France.
- Place Namesa city in SW California, near Los Angeles. 91,788.
- Place Namesa city in NE New Jersey, near Newark. 31,136.
- Place Namesa town in SE France, near Avignon: Roman ruins. 26,468.
- Place Namesa city in SE Texas. 23,628.
- Place Namesa town in S Connecticut. 13,237.
- Place Names, American History Fort. See Fort Orange.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: orange /ˈɒrɪndʒ/ n - any of several citrus trees, esp Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) and the Seville orange, cultivated in warm regions for their round edible fruit
- the fruit of any of these trees, having a yellowish-red bitter rind and segmented juicy flesh
- (as modifier): orange peel
- the hard wood of any of these trees
- any of a group of colours, such as that of the skin of an orange, that lie between red and yellow in the visible spectrum in the approximate wavelength range 620–585 nanometres
- a dye or pigment producing these colours
- orange cloth or clothing: dressed in orange
- any of several trees or herbaceous plants that resemble the orange, such as mock orange
adj - of the colour orange
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāranga, probably of Dravidian origin Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Orange n - /ˈɒrɪndʒ/ a river in S Africa, rising in NE Lesotho and flowing generally west across the South African plateau to the Atlantic: the longest river in South Africa. Length: 2093 km (1300 miles)
- /French: ɔrɑ̃ʒ/ a town in SE France: a small principality in the Middle Ages, the descendants of which formed the House of Orange. Pop: 27 989 (1999)
Ancient name: Arausio /əˈraʊsɪəʊ/
Orange /ˈɒrɪndʒ/ n - a princely family of Europe. Its possessions, originally centred in S France, passed in 1544 to the count of Nassau, who became William I of Orange and helped to found the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Since 1815 it has been the name of the reigning house of the Netherlands. It was the ruling house of Great Britain and Ireland under William III and Mary (1689–94) and under William III as sole monarch (1694–1702)
- (modifier) of or relating to the Orangemen
- (modifier) of or relating to the royal dynasty of Orange
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