Meanings
alternative N'Orlins · alternative N'orlins · alternative N' Orlins · alternative Norlins · alternative Nawlins
- The largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.
As hundreds of volunteers and police scoured parks and waterways in an area of New Orleans Tuesday, there were many questions but few answers about the disappearance 11 days ago of a 26-year-old teacher.
2013 March 12, Vivian Kuo, “No answers in disappearance of New Orleans teacher”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2018Synonyms: Big Easy, Crescent City
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.
Origin
- FrenchLa Nouvelle-Orléans
- EnglishNew Orleans
Calque of French La Nouvelle-Orléans.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نيو أورليانز, أورليانز الجديدة
- نيو أورليانز (nyū ʔurlyānz)city
- أورليانز الجديدة (ʔurlyānz al-jadīda)city
- أورليان الجديدة (ʔurlyān al-jadīda)city
- أرليانش الجديدةcity
Bengali নিউ অরলিন্স
- নিউ অরলিন্স (niu orlinśo)city
Catalan Nova Orleans
- Nova Orleanscity
Chinese Mandarin 新奧爾良 /新奥尔良
- 新奧爾良 /新奥尔良 (Xīn Ào'ěrliáng)city
Czech New Orleans
- New Orleanscity
Dutch New Orleans, Nieuw-Orleans
- New Orleanscity
- Nieuw-Orleanscity
- Nieuw-Orléanscity
Esperanto Nov-Orleano
- Nov-Orleanocity
Finnish New Orleans
- New Orleanscity
French La Nouvelle-Orléans
- La Nouvelle-Orléanscity
German New Orleans
- New Orleanscity
Greek Νέα Ορλεάνη
- Νέα Ορλεάνη (Néa Orleáni)city
Hebrew ניו אורלינס
- ניו אורלינס (nyu orlins)city
Hindi न्यू ओर्लियंस
- न्यू ओर्लियंस (nyū orliyans)city
Irish Nua Orléans, New Orleans
- Nua Orléanscity
- New Orleanscity
Italian New Orleans, Nuova Orleans
- New Orleanscity
- Nuova Orleanscity
- Nuova Orleanocity
Japanese ニューオーリンズ, ラ・ヌーヴェル゠オルレアン
- ニューオーリンズ (Nyū-Ōrinzu)city
- ラ・ヌーヴェル゠オルレアン (Ra Nūveru-Orurean)city
Korean 뉴올리언스
- 뉴올리언스 (Nyu-Ollieonseu)city
Latin Nova Aurelia, Novum Aurelium
- Nova Aureliacity
- Novum Aureliumcity
- Novum Aurelianumcity
Polish Nowy Orlean
- Nowy Orleancity
Portuguese Nova Orleães, Nova Orleans
- Nova Orleãescity
- Nova Orleanscity
Russian Но́вый Орлеа́н
- Но́вый Орлеа́н (Nóvyj Orleán)city
Spanish Nueva Orleans
- Nueva Orleanscity
Swedish New Orleans
- New Orleanscity
Tamil நியூ ஓர்லென்ஸ்
- நியூ ஓர்லென்ஸ் (niyū ōrleṉs)city
Thai นิวออร์ลีน
- นิวออร์ลีนcity
Ukrainian Нови́й Орлеа́н
- Нови́й Орлеа́н (Novýj Orleán)city
Vietnamese New Orleans, Ngọc Lân
- New Orleanscity
- Ngọc Lâncity
- Tân Linhcity
Yiddish ניו אָרלינס
- ניו אָרלינס (nyu orlins)city
Cite this entry
New Orleans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Orleans
“New Orleans.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Orleans. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Orleans,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Orleans.
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