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ORLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Orly mean?
• ORLY (noun)
The noun ORLY has 1 sense:
1. a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris
Familiarity information: ORLY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
suburb; suburban area; suburbia (a residential district located on the outskirts of a city)
Holonyms ("Orly" is a part of...):
capital of France; City of Light; French capital; Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)
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