Nouvelle Orléans (English spelling)

Japanese: Nouvelle Orléans(英語表記)NouvelleOrleans
Nouvelle Orléans (English spelling)

… New Orleans has belonged to various countries seven times in the past. It was founded by the French in 1718 and named Nouvelle Orléans in French after the Duke of Orléans, who was also the patron of the colony. In 1722, it became the capital of French Louisiana (not the present-day state of Louisiana, but the vast area consisting of the Mississippi River and all its tributaries). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Nouvelle Orléans" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… ニューオーリンズは過去7回さまざまな国に属してきた。1718年,フランス人によって建設され,植民のパトロンでもあったオルレアン公の名をとって,フランス語でヌーベル・オルレアンNouvelle Orléansと命名された。22年,フランス領ルイジアナ(現在のルイジアナ州ではなく,ミシシッピ川とその全支流の流域からなる広大な地域)の主都になった。…

※「Nouvelle Orléans」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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