The capital city of Centre region in central France, on the River Loire; population 116,256 (2006). In 1429 it was the scene of Joan of Arc's first victory over the English during the Hundred Years War. French name Orléans /ɔʀleɑ̃/.
Definition of Orleans in US English:
Orleans
proper nounôrˈlē(ə)nz
The capital city of Centre region in central France, on the Loire River; population 116,256 (2006). In 1429, it was the scene of Joan of Arc's first victory over the English during the Hundred Years War. French name Orléans.