Orlando
pronunciation
How to pronounce Orlando in British English:
UK [ɔ:ˈlændəu]
How to pronounce Orlando in American English:
US [ɔrˈlændo]
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- Noun:
- a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
Word Origin
- Orlando
- masc. proper name, Italian form of Roland (q.v.). The city in Florida, U.S., so called from 1857, supposedly in honor of a U.S. soldier, Orlando Reeves, who was killed there in 1835 by Seminoles. It had been settled c. 1844 as Jernigan.
Example
- 1. It is not clear whether they have spoken with orlando .
- 2. Why would orlando want him ?
- 3. The most surprising spot on lonely planet 's roster : orlando .
- 4. At the oviedo mall near orlando there are empty shops everywhere .
- 5. One of those who attended mlg 's orlando event had come all the way from california .