N'Orlins

A form of New Orleans — The largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.

Meanings

N'Orlins1

proper noun

alternative N'orlins · alternative N' Orlins · alternative Norlins · alternative Nawlins · alternative N'Awlins · alternative N'awlins

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of New Orleans, representing Louisiana English.

    On tha River, St. Louie, Memphis, N'Orlins, Natchez.

    2014, Nick Wright, Let Them Wait, page 161
    1 more example

    “Well,” drawled Balou, “We're jist a coup'la gents passin' through, thinkin' we'd find a boat 'n work our way down ta N'Orlins.”

    2010, Nick Wright, Barnes, page 89

N'orlins2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of N'Orlins.

    Moved off to N'orlins after she got married to some guy she met in college.

    2011, Virginia Brown, Dark River Road, page 345
    2 more examples

    "They're the best in N'orlins." Nick shook his head and watched the man break another crawfish in half.

    2002, Les Justus, Pam Lewis, The Hydra Conspiracy, page 249

    When we start makin' money in this place, an' clearin' more land, there's gonna be a lot of us gonna go down to N'orlins an' Baton Rouge an' buy us up some.

    2014, Vanessa Royall, Firebrand's Woman
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APA

N'Orlins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/N'Orlins

MLA

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Chicago

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