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Orleans

or·leans

UK/ˈɔː.li.ənz/ US/ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/ fairly common

noun

1.

a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)

2.

a long siege by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429

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From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.

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