Definition of Orleanais
1. Noun. A former province of north central France; centered around Orleans.
Group relationships: France, French Republic
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Literary usage of Orleanais
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1. Europe, Past and Present: A Comprehensive Manual of European Geography and by Franz Heinrich Ungewitter (1850)
"The Loiret Department contains : -(-ORLEANS, the former capital of orleanais, on the Loire, southward and till miles distant from Paris, with a beautiful ..."
2. French Wines and Vineyards: And the Way to Find Them by Cyrus Redding (1860)
"... AND LOIR AND CHEB, compose part of the old province of orleanais. THE LOIRET possesses'28591 hectares of vines, ..."