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orange
1[ awr-inj, or- ]
noun
- a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- any 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.
- any of several other citrus trees, as the trifoliate orange.
- any of several trees or fruits resembling an orange.
- a color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nanometers; reddish yellow.
- Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of red and yellow pigments.
adjective
- of or relating to the orange.
- made or prepared with oranges or orangelike flavoring:
orange sherbet.
- of the color orange; reddish-yellow.
Orange
2[ awr-inj, or-; French aw-rahnzh ]
noun
- a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
- a river in the Republic of South Africa, flowing W from Lesotho to the Atlantic. 1,300 miles (2,095 km) long.
- a former small principality of W Europe: now in the SE part of France.
- a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
- a town in SE France, near Avignon: Roman ruins.
- a city in SE Texas.
- a town in S Connecticut.
- Fort. Fort Orange.
orange
1/ ˈɒɪԻ /
noun
- any of several citrus trees, esp Citrus sinensis ( sweet orange ) and the Seville orange, cultivated in warm regions for their round edible fruit See also tangerine
- the fruit of any of these trees, having a yellowish-red bitter rind and segmented juicy flesh See also navel orange
- ( 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
adjective
- of the colour orange
Orange
2noun
- ˈɒɪԻ 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)
- ɔɑ̃ 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 nameArausioəˈraʊsɪəʊ
Orange
3/ ˈɒɪԻ /
noun
- 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
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of orange1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of orange1
Example Sentences
The two men walk in the forest among the rich oranges and yellows that adorn the branches around them.
Which is how I landed on what I now consider the perfect spring cake: a citrus olive oil cake with a simple orange marmalade glaze.
About 15 children's backpacks lie torn apart in the rubble - pink, blue and orange bags with books spilling out of them.
The message was simple and presented in the group's signature fluorescent orange.
Standing on a bridge a short distance from the scene, under the orange glow of the sky, a group of reporters, including myself, look on in disbelief at the three-storey-high piles of concrete.
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