orange

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Synonyms: range, grange, orang, orage, orangie, lorange, orangy, orangs, oranje, prange, orante

Antonyms: range, grange, orang, orage, orangie, lorange, orangy, orangs, oranje, prange, orante

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} An [[evergreen]] [[tree]] of the genus ''[[Citrus]]'' such as {{taxfmt|Citrus sinensis|species}} which yields oranges (the fruit).
2. {{senseid|en|Q13191}}{{lb|en|countable}} Any round [[citrus]] [[fruit]] with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
3. {{senseid|en|Q39338}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[colour]] of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{n-g|Various drinks:}}
5. {{lb|en|heraldry}} A rarely-used nontraditional tincture found in Catalan, South African, and French municipal heraldry.
6. {{lb|en|heraldry}} An orange-coloured [[roundel]].
7. An orange dye or pigment.
8. A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of orange pigment.
9. Something, or a part of a thing, which is orange.

Adjective

1. Having the [[colour]] of the fruit of an orange tree; [[yellowred]]; reddish-yellow.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To colour orange.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become orange.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|city|dept/Vaucluse|r/Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur|c/France}}.
2. {{lb|en|historical}} {{place|en|county|c/Burgundy}} around the French city.
3. {{lb|en|historical}} {{place|en|principality|c/Holy Roman Empire}} around the French city, now defunct but still used as a [[title]] by various claimants, particularly the heir apparent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
4. {{lb|en|historical}} {{place|en|principality|c/Netherlands|;|named for the French title.}}
5. {{short for|en|Orange-Nassau}}, the [[ruling]] [[house]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]].
6. {{surname|en}}; chiefly from the French city and title.
7. {{short for|en|Orange River}}, {{place|en|longest river|c/South Africa|a=the|;|named for {{w|William V, Prince of Orange|William V}}, prince of Orange from 1751{{ndash}}1806}}.
8. {{place|en|city|s/New South Wales|;|named for {{w|William II of the Netherlands}}, prince of Orange from 1815{{ndash}}1840}}.{{cln|en|eponyms}}
9. {{place|en|lgarea|in central|s/New South Wales|c/Australia|full=the {{w|City of Orange (New South Wales)|City of Orange}}}}.
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