Orléanais

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French

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Etymology

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From Old French Orliens (“an Orléanais”), from Latin Aurēliānus (“a member of the gens Aurelia”), with the suffix -ais (Old French -eis, from Latin -ensis). Cf. Latin Aurelianensis[1]

Noun

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Orléanais m (plural Orléanais, feminine Orléanaise)

  1. the region of Orleans
  2. the duchy of Orleans
  3. a resident or native of the town of Orleans in France

References

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  1. ^ http://www.dicolatin.com/FR/LAK/0/AURELIANENSIS/index.htm
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