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Orange (disambiguation)

Orange can refer to the following:

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Orange (word) - the word "orange" in the English language
- Orange (fruit) – the fruit of the orange tree
- Orange (colour) – a visible wavelength of light around 590 nanometers, between red (650 nm) and yellow (570 nm).
Orange (company) – a telecommunications company
Orange (amplifiers) – a British manufacturer of valve-driven electric guitar amplifiers
Orange (bicycles) – a mountain bike manufacturer
Orange River – the largest river of South Africa
In heraldry, orange refers to either the fruit, a roundel tenne, or the colour

Main article: Orange (word)

The word orange has two origins:

As the fruit, via Arabic nāranj from the Sanskrit nārangī. The color was named from the fruit.
As the town of Orange, France; this name is probably Gaulish in origin. The House of Orange-Nassau originated from there (and from Nassau in Germany), and includes the royal family of the Netherlands, amongst whom William of Orange also ruled Britain.

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