Noun orleans has 2 senses
  1. Orleans - a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
    --1 is a kind of
    city, metropolis, urban center
    --1 is a part of France, French Republic
  2. Orleans, siege of Orleans - a long siege by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
    --2 is a kind of siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
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