Meanings
proper noun
alternative Orel · alternative Orël
- A city, the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia.
Veronika and her husband live in the western Russian city of Oryol, and though their daughter doesn’t go to nursery school every day, Veronika says that she still attends enough for them to notice the increasing militarisation of preschool education.
2026 June 17, Karina Merkureva, “Funny games : Russian preschoolers will soon be subjected to pro-war indoctrination before they can even read or write”, in Novaya Gazeta Europe
Origin
- RussianОрёл
- EnglishOryol
Borrowed from Russian Орёл (Orjól, literally “eagle”).
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Arabic أُورْيُول
- أُورْيُول (ʔuryūl)a city in Russia
Bulgarian Оре́л
- Оре́л (Orél)a city in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 奧廖爾 /奥廖尔
- 奧廖爾 /奥廖尔 (Àoliào'ěr)a city in Russia
Czech Orjol
- Orjola city in Russia
Danish Orjol
- Orjola city in Russia
Finnish Orjol
- Orjola city in Russia
French Oriol, Orel
- Oriola city in Russia
- Orela city in Russia
German Orjol
- Orjola city in Russia
Hebrew אוריול
- אוריולa city in Russia
Hindi ओरियोल
- ओरियोल (oriyol)a city in Russia
Italian Orël
- Orëla city in Russia
Japanese オリョール
- オリョール (Oryōru)a city in Russia
Korean 오룔
- 오룔a city in Russia
Polish Orzeł
- Orzeła city in Russia
Portuguese Oriol, Orel
- Oriola city in Russia
- Orela city in Russia
Russian Орёл
- Орёл (Orjól)a city in Russia
Slovak Oriol
- Oriola city in Russia
Spanish Orel
- Orela city in Russia
Thai โอริออล
- โอริออล (ohríorl)a city in Russia
Ukrainian Оре́л
- Оре́л (Orél)a city in Russia
Cite this entry
APA
Oryol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oryol
MLA
“Oryol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oryol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oryol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oryol.
Source: Oryol on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.