Something that is orange is of a colour between red and yellow.
...men in bright orange uniforms.
2. variable noun [oft NOUN noun]
An orange is a round juicy fruit with a thick, orange coloured skin.
An orange a day will give you all the vitamin C you need.
...orange trees.
...fresh orange juice.
3. uncountable noun
Orange is a drink that is made from or tastes of oranges.
...cola or orange.
orange in British English
(ˈɒrɪndʒ)
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 (sense 1)
2.
a.
the fruit of any of these trees, having a yellowish-red bitter rind and segmented juicy flesh
See also navel orange
b.
(as modifier)
orange peel
3.
the hard wood of any of these trees
4.
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 620–585 nanometres
5.
a dye or pigment producing these colours
6.
orange cloth or clothing
dressed in orange
7.
any of several trees or herbaceous plants that resemble the orange, such as mock orange
adjective
8.
of the colour orange
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāranga, probably of Dravidian origin
Orange in British English1
noun
1. (ˈɒrɪndʒ)
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. (French ɔrɑ̃ʒ)
a town in SE France: a small principality in the Middle Ages, the descendants of which formed the House of Orange. Pop: 27 989 (1999)
Ancient name: Arausio (əˈraʊsɪəʊ)
Orange in British English2
(ˈɒrɪndʒ)
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 (1689–94) and under William III as sole monarch (1694–1702)
2. (modifier)
of or relating to the Orangemen
3. (modifier)
of or relating to the royal dynasty of Orange
Orange in American English1
(ˈɔrɪndʒ; ˈɑrɪndʒ)
noun
1.
name of the ruling family of the Netherlands
see also Nassau1
adjective
2.
of or having to do with Orangemen
Orange in American English2
(ˈɔrɪndʒ; ˈɑrɪndʒ; also, for 3 & 4, French ɔˈʀɑ̃ʒ)
1.
city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 129,000
2.
river in South Africa, flowing from NE Lesotho west into the Atlantic: c. 1,300 mi (2,092 km)
3.
former principality of W Europe (12th-17th cent.), now in SE France
4.
city in SE France: pop. 26,000
Word origin
(sense 1) prob. named for the orange groves there
orange in American English
(ˈɔrɪndʒ; ˈɑrɪndʒ)
noun
1.
a reddish-yellow, round, edible citrus fruit, with a sweet, juicy pulp
2.
any of various evergreen trees (genus Citrus) of the rue family producing this fruit, having white, fragrant blossoms and hard, yellow wood
3.
any of several plants or fruits resembling the orange
4.
reddish yellow
adjective
5.
reddish-yellow
6.
made with or from an orange or oranges
7.
having a flavor like that of oranges
Word origin
OFr orenge < Prov auranja (with sp. infl. by L aurum, gold, & loss of initial n through faulty separation of art. un) < Sp naranja < Ar nāranj < Pers nārang < Sans naranga, prob. akin to Tamil naṛu, fragrant
orange in Hospitality
(ɔrɪndʒ)
Word forms: (regular plural) oranges
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, fruit)
An orange is a round juicy fruit with a thick, orange-colored skin.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ juice
I squeezed the juice out of some oranges.
Orange and apple juices are available at breakfast.
The orange is one of the most popular citrus fruits.