orange
IPA: ˈɔrʌndʒ
noun
- (countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
- (countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
- (countable) Specifically, a sweet orange or Citrus sinensis.
- (uncountable) The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
- (uncommon) Various drinks:
- (uncountable) Orange juice.
- (uncountable) An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.
- (uncountable) An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.
- (heraldry) An orange-coloured roundel.
- A city in the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
- The Orange River (the longest river in South Africa)
- A city in New South Wales; named for William II of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange from 1815 to 1840.
- The City of Orange, a local government area in central New South Wales, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.
- A town in Connecticut; named for William III of England.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.
- A town in Massachusetts; named for William III of England.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri.
- A town in New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.
- A city in New Jersey; named for William III of England, Prince of Orange from 1650 to 1702.
- A town in New York.
- An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
- A village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Orange County, Texas.
- A town in Vermont.
- A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.
- A town in Wisconsin.
- Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.
- (Ireland, informal) a Loyalist or a member of the Orange Order; someone, usually a Protestant, who advocates keeping Northern Ireland under British control.
verb
- (transitive) To color orange.
- (intransitive) To become orange.
adjective
- Relating to the Orange Order.
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Examples of "orange" in Sentences
- Fruits subsume apples and oranges.
- It is the home of the pineapple and orange.
- The head is yellow orange, with feathery antennae.
- The orange fruit is edible, but unpalatable to humans.
- Apples in the apple crate, and oranges in the orange sack.
- The apples are great but the oranges and avocados were amazing.
- The colours of the party are the orange and yellow of the Amur Tiger.
- As the butterfly ages, the yellow markings on the wings deepen to orange.
- The dictionary has the definition of orange the color and orange the fruit.
- They just looked at the yellow bananas the green peas and the orange carrots.
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