Orlando

American

[awr-lan-doh, awr-lahn-daw] / ɔrˈlæn doʊ, ɔrˈlɑn dɔ /

noun

Vittorio Emanuele 1860–1952, Italian statesman.
a city in central Florida: resort town, convention center, and home of Disney World.
a male given name, form of Roland.

Orlando British

/ ɔːˈlændəʊ /

noun

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

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Now based in Orlando, Fla., Shiroma, 25, found she couldn’t keep up with the 2,300 mailers she must assemble and send out each month.

From The Wall Street Journal

On February 7, the Utah Jazz led the Orlando Magic by seven points after three quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Lakers won their first game after the break against the Clippers before losing to Boston, Orlando and Phoenix.

From Los Angeles Times

They face a trip to state rivals Orlando City on Sunday.

From BBC

Orlando closed out the third quarter hard and got to within 80-79 entering the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times

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