Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A county of southern California south of Los Angeles between the Santa Ana Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It developed as an orange growing region and is now a large population center.
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- proper noun A
county in southernCalifornia , abbreviationOC (usually with "the.") County Seat: Santa Ana - proper noun A county in
Florida , home to various tourist destinations. County Seat: Orlando - proper noun A county in
Indiana . County Seat: Paoli. - proper noun A county in
New York . County Seat: Goshen. - proper noun A county in
North Carolina . County Seat: Hillsborough. - proper noun A county in
Texas . County Seat: Orange. - proper noun A county in
Vermont . County Seat: Chelsea. - proper noun A county in
Virginia . County Seat: Orange.
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Examples
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But after that we went to what we called Orange County
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The state health department at Orange County, which is referred to as the Orange County Health Department, I don't believe has that authority either so it's something that has to be worked through the legal process; but what you have to know is that we have some 80 recreational lakes here in Central Florida, countless retention ponds and beaches.
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The three-term Orange County lawman once dubbed "America's Sheriff" was convicted in 2009
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Investors bailing out of munis are following a pattern I call the "Orange County syndrome," assuming that more than two decades back, Orange County municipal bonds went belly up.
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The three-term Orange County lawman once dubbed "America's Sheriff" was convicted in 2009
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Owner Joshua Vecchione says he called Orange County sheriff's officials.
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Owner Joshua Vecchione says he called Orange County sheriff's officials.
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Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, who hail from that bastion of conservative values known as Orange County, were not only major Republican boosters but had also been among the handful of Left Coast 'personalities' to throw their support behind Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov.
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He had called the Orange County sheriff ` s office, the detective who ` s been investigating the Caylee murder, and asked him for his help, saying, Look, George has been gone for the day.
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On August 11, the meter reader called the Orange County sheriff ` s office communication center to report a gray bag was on the right side of the road near Hopespring and Suburban Drive.
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