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Orleans Parish

/ɔɹˌliːnz ˈpɛɹɪʃ/US/ɔɹˌliːnz ˈpæɹɪʃ/

Orleans Parish proper noun: one of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: New Orleans, which is coterminous with the parish.

orleans parish: one of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states....
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Proper noun

Orleans Parish

  1. One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: New Orleans, which is coterminous with the parish.

Origin of Orleans Parish

Named after the Duke of Orléans.

Questions about Orleans Parish

What does Orleans Parish mean?
Orleans Parish means one of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: New Orleans, which is coterminous with the parish.
What part of speech is Orleans Parish?
Orleans Parish is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Orleans Parish?
Orleans Parish is pronounced /ɔɹˌliːnz ˈpæɹɪʃ/ (US).

Words near Orleans Parish in the dictionary

  1. orle
  2. Orleanian
  3. Orleanism
  4. Orleans
  5. Orleans County
  6. Orleans Parish
  7. Orleans plum
  8. Orleans plums
  9. Orleanses
  10. orled
  11. orles

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