Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun orleans

2 senses of orleans

Sense 1
Orleans -- (a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429))
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")

Sense 2
Orleans, siege of Orleans -- (a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429)
       INSTANCE OF=> siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade -- (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack)