ORLEANS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a long siege by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
   Synonym(s)
   • siege of Orleans (what does siege of Orleans mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Orleans is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • siege (what does siege mean?)
   • besieging (what does besieging mean?)
   • beleaguering (what does beleaguering mean?)
   • military blockade (what does military blockade mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a city on the Loire river in north central France
   • site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
   Hypernyms(s) Orleans is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • city (what does city mean?)
   • metropolis (what does metropolis mean?)
   • urban center (what does urban center mean?)