Orlando

[ awr-lan-doh; Italian awr-lahn-daw ]

noun

1. Vit·to·rio E·ma·nu·e·le [veet-, taw, -, r, yaw e-mah-noo-, e, -le], 1860–1952, Italian statesman.
2. a city in central Florida: resort town, convention center, and home of Disney World.
3. a male given name, form of Roland.

Orlando

/ ɔːˈlændəʊ /

noun

1. a city in the US, in Florida: site of Walt Disney World. Pop: 199 336 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Orlando Pownall KC, defending, had told the trial there was no question Thomas was psychotic, but said the dispute was over the timings.

From BBC

Two of the NBA’s best defensive clubs collided Wednesday night and with that came the expectations of a slugfest between the Clippers and Orlando Magic.

From Los Angeles Times

Joanne Orlando, a researcher in digital behaviour, argues that while a ban “could be part of a strategy, it absolutely can’t be the whole strategy”.

From BBC

Long the economic engine that has powered the company, Disney’s theme park finances have been closely watched by analysts, particularly as rival Universal plans to debut its Epic Universe theme park in Orlando next year.

From Los Angeles Times

The concept of “social death” comes from Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson, who developed the term some 40 years ago when analyzing commonalities among various slave societies around the world.

From Salon