New Orleans

New Orleans
geographical name city & port SE Louisiana between Lake Pontchartrain & Mississippi River population 484,674 • New Orleanian noun

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  • New Orleans — Spitzname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, 504, NOLA Skyline von New Orleans …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • New Orleans — New Orleanian /awr lee nee euhn, leen yeuhn/. /awr lee euhnz, awr leenz , awr leuhnz/ a seaport in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi: British defeated (1815) by Americans under Andrew Jackson. 557,482. * * * City (pop., 2000: 484,674),… …   Universalium

  • New Orleans — • Archdiocese in the southern United States Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. New Orleans     New Orleans     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • NEW ORLEANS — NEW ORLEANS, U.S. port and commercial center near the mouth of the Misxsissippi River in the State of louisiana . Before Hurricane Katrina struck the city on August 29, 2005, had an estimated population of approximately 1,200,000, of which about… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • New Orleans — (spr. njū orlīns), die bedeutendste Stadt im S. der Vereinigten Staaten und Hauptstadt von Louisiana, liegt unter 29°58´ nördl. Br. und 90°8´ westl. L., auf einem nur 1,5 m ü. M. hohen Sandrücken inmitten der Sümpfe des Mississippideltas, am… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • New Orleans — New Or|leans [nju: ɔ:lɪənz , nju:ɔ: li:nz ]: Stadt in Louisiana. * * * New Orleans   [ njuː ɔːlɪənz, auch ɔː liːnz], Stadt in Louisiana, USA, Seehafen im Mississippidelta, 175 km oberhalb der Flussmündung, (1994) 484 100 Einwohner (1990: 496 900… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • New Orleans — New Orleans, LA U.S. city in Louisiana Population (2000): 484674 Housing Units (2000): 215091 Land area (2000): 180.556266 sq. miles (467.638563 sq. km) Water area (2000): 169.658425 sq. miles (439.413285 sq. km) Total area (2000): 350.214691 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • New Orleans, LA — U.S. city in Louisiana Population (2000): 484674 Housing Units (2000): 215091 Land area (2000): 180.556266 sq. miles (467.638563 sq. km) Water area (2000): 169.658425 sq. miles (439.413285 sq. km) Total area (2000): 350.214691 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • New Orleans — (spr. Njuh Orlihns), 1) der frühere Name (Gebiet von N. O.) des heutigen Staates Louisiana; 2) Einfuhrhafen, Gerichtssitz (Seat of Justice) u. Hauptstadt des Kirchspiels (Parish) Orleans im Staate Louisiana, die größte u. wichtigste Stadt des… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • New Orleans — [ôr′lē ənz, ôr′lənz; ôr lēnz′] [< Fr Nouvelle Orléans, in honor of Philippe II, Duc d Orléans (1674 1723), and of Orléans, France] city & port in SE La., on the Mississippi: pop. 485,000 …   English World dictionary

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