New Orleans tarimas:

/nu 'ɔrliənz /

New Orleans audio:

Žodžio paaiškinimas anglų kalba:

• : A city of southeast Louisiana between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. Founded in 1718, it became the capital of a French colony in 1722 and passed to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The city is known for its annual Mardi Gras celebrations and as the birthplace of jazz music. In 2005, a hurricane struck the city, causing breaches in the protective levee system that resulted in widespread flooding and the evacuation of much of the city. Prior to this hurricane, its population was about 469,000.

Lietuviškos reikšmės:

Naujasis Orleanas (JAV miestas)