New Orleans
/ˈn(j)uː ɔɹˈliːnz/
New Orleans proper noun: the largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.
Proper noun
New Orleans
- The largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.
- As hundreds of volunteers and police scoured parks and waterways in an area of New Orleans Tuesday, there were many questions but few answers about the disappearance 11 days ago of a 26-year-old teacher.2013 March 12, Vivian Kuo, “No answers in disappearance of New Orleans teacher”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2018
- Synonyms:
- Big Easy, Crescent City
New Orleans meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
New Orleans in Hindi
- city
- न्यू ओर्लियंस nyū orliyans
New Orleans in Tamil
- city
- நியூ ஓர்லென்ஸ் niyū ōrleṉs
New Orleans in Marathi
- city
- न्यू ऑर्लिन्स nyū ŏrlinsa
New Orleans in Bengali
- city
- নিউ অরলিন্স niu orlinśo
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- New Orleans in Telugu
- న్యూ ఆర్లియన్సు nyū ārliyansu
- New Orleans in Kannada
- ನ್ಯೂ ಒರ್ಲೀನ್ಸ್ nyū orlīns
- New Orleans in Arabic
- نيو أورليانز nyū ʔurlyānz, أورليانز الجديدة ʔurlyānz al-jadīda, أورليان الجديدة ʔurlyān al-jadīda, أرليانش الجديدة
- New Orleans in Thai
- นิวออร์ลีน
- New Orleans in Vietnamese
- New Orleans, Ngọc Lân, Tân Linh
Synonyms of New Orleans
Forms of New Orleans
| alternative form | N'Orlins |
|---|---|
| alternative form | N'orlins |
| alternative form | N' Orlins |
| alternative form | Norlins |
| alternative form | Nawlins |
Origin of New Orleans
Calque of French La Nouvelle-Orléans.
Words formed from New Orleans
Questions about New Orleans
- What does New Orleans mean?
- New Orleans means the largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.
- What is New Orleans in Hindi?
- New Orleans in Hindi is न्यू ओर्लियंस (nyū orliyans). See New Orleans meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is New Orleans?
- New Orleans is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce New Orleans?
- New Orleans is pronounced /ˈn(j)uː ɔɹˈliːnz/.
Words near New Orleans in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: New Orleans (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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