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      orange
      noun
      (countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
      (countable) Specifically, a sweet orange or Citrus sinensis.
      (uncountable) The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
      (uncountable) Various drinks:
      An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.
      An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.
      (countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
      (heraldry) An orange-coloured roundel.
      (uncommon) Orange juice.
      A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.
      A city, the county seat of Orange County, Texas.
      A city in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
      The Orange River (the longest river in South Africa).
      A city in New South Wales; named for William II of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange from 1815 to 1840.
      A local government area in central New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Orange.
      A number of places in the United States:
      (Ireland, informal) a Loyalist or a member of the Orange Order; someone, usually a Protestant, who advocates keeping Northern Ireland under British control.
      Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.
      A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for William III of England.
      A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for William III of England.
      A city in Essex County, New Jersey; named for William III of England, Prince of Orange from 1650 to 1702.
      A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.
      A town in Orange County, Vermont.
      A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.
      A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
      A township and unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.
      An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
      An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia.
      An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
      A village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
      An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
      A number of other townships, listed under Orange Township.
      An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri.
      A town in Schuyler County, New York.
      verb
      (transitive) To color orange.
      (intransitive) To become orange.
      adjective
      Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
      Relating to the Orange Order.
      Roots
      narangaorange- · Sanskrit · orange
      Synonyms for orange
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