Orly

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US/ˈɔɹ.li/UK/ˈɔː.liː/

proper noun

A city and commune of the department of Val-de-Marne, region of Île-de-France, France.

OriginFrench Orly ← Latin Aureliacum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and commune of the department of Val-de-Marne, region of Île-de-France, France.
  2. by ellipsisParis-Orly Airport.

Origin

  1. LatinAureliacum
  2. FrenchOrly
  3. EnglishOrly

Borrowed from French Orly, from Latin Aureliacum.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Orly

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Orly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orly

MLA

“Orly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orly.

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