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Orellana

Orellana proper noun: the river Amazon.

Proper noun

Orellana

  1. (historical) The river Amazon.
    • But if we shall speake more of rivers, that great floud called by some the river of Amazons, by others Marañon, and by some the river of Orellana, which our Spaniards sailed in their discoveries, ought to blemish all the rest; and, in truth, I am in doubt whither I may tearme it a river or a sea.1605, Joseph de Acosta, translated by Edward Grimston, History of the Indies
    • From all the roaring Andes, huge descends / The mighty Orellana.a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC
  2. A surname.
  3. A province in Ecuador. Capital: Puerto Francisco de Orellana (or Coca).
  4. A town in Ucayali province, Loreto region, Peru.

Origin of Orellana

Named for Francisco de Orellana (1511–46), Spanish explorer, who was the first to explore it in the 1540s.

Phrases with Orellana

Questions about Orellana

What does Orellana mean?
Orellana means the river Amazon.
What part of speech is Orellana?
Orellana is a proper noun.

Words near Orellana in the dictionary

  1. Orejel
  2. Orejels
  3. Orel
  4. oreless
  5. Orellan
  6. Orellana
  7. orellanin
  8. orellanine
  9. Orellano
  10. Orellanos
  11. orelline

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