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orange

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[ awr-inj, or- ]

noun

  1. a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
  2. 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.
  3. any of several other citrus trees, as the trifoliate orange.
  4. any of several trees or fruits resembling an orange.
  5. a color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nanometers; reddish yellow.
  6. Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of red and yellow pigments.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the orange.
  2. made or prepared with oranges or orangelike flavoring:

    orange sherbet.

  3. of the color orange; reddish-yellow.

Orange

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[ awr-inj, or-; French aw-rahnzh ]

noun

  1. a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
  2. a river in the Republic of South Africa, flowing W from Lesotho to the Atlantic. 1,300 miles (2,095 km) long.
  3. a former small principality of W Europe: now in the SE part of France.
  4. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  5. a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
  6. a town in SE France, near Avignon: Roman ruins.
  7. a city in SE Texas.
  8. a town in S Connecticut.
  9. Fort. Fort Orange.

orange

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/ 藞蓲谤瑟苍诲萧 /

noun

  1. 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
    1. the fruit of any of these trees, having a yellowish-red bitter rind and segmented juicy flesh See also navel orange
    2. ( as modifier )

      orange peel

  2. the hard wood of any of these trees
  3. 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鈥585 nanometres
  4. a dye or pigment producing these colours
  5. orange cloth or clothing

    dressed in orange

  6. any of several trees or herbaceous plants that resemble the orange, such as mock orange
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of the colour orange
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Orange

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noun

  1. 藞蓲谤瑟苍诲萧 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)
  2. 蓴谤蓱虄萧 a town in SE France: a small principality in the Middle Ages, the descendants of which formed the House of Orange. Pop: 27聽989 (1999) Ancient nameArausio蓹藞ra蕣s瑟蓹蕣
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Orange

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/ 藞蓲谤瑟苍诲萧 /

noun

  1. 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鈥94) and under William III as sole monarch (1694鈥1702)
  2. modifier of or relating to the Orangemen
  3. modifier of or relating to the royal dynasty of Orange
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of orange1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English: the fruit or tree, Old French orenge, cognate with Spanish naranja, from Arabic 苍腻谤补苍箩, from Persian 苍腻谤补苍驳, from Sanskrit 苍腻谤补峁単补
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of orange1

C14: via Old French from Old Proven莽al auranja, from Arabic 苍腻谤补苍箩, from Persian 苍腻谤补苍驳, from Sanskrit 苍腻谤补苍驳补, probably of Dravidian origin
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EDMONTON, Canada 鈥 The streets of Edmonton were awash in blue and orange, the colors of the city鈥檚 hockey team, on Friday.

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A mass of people wearing JSO's orange vests rallied in Westminster on Saturday after the group claimed a victory on new oil and gas licences and said "we're hanging up the hi vis".

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Food and Drug Administration to revoke authorization of citrus red No. 2 and orange B.

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Colorful textured rugs in purple, blue, orange, pink and red blend with handmade pottery, art and chic glass-top coffee tables.

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The drawing, included in a court filing, was of the name 鈥淭AMI鈥 in big, block orange letters and appeared to be signed by a 鈥淛ackson. T.鈥

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