Orange River

English thumb|The Orange River and surrounding mountains. Etymology Named in honor of the House of Orange-Nassau. Proper noun Orange river en The longest <<river>> in <<c/South Africa>>. en Dennis Webster 'An indictment of South Africa': whites-only town Orania is booming w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/24/an-indictment-of-south-africa-whites-only-town-orania-is-booming 2019-10-24 October in Orania can be charming. When the sun sets, long ribbons of burnt orange settle on the horizon. The flies and mosquitoes that come with the oppressive summer heat haven’t arrived yet. It is Magdalene Kleynhans’ favourite time of year. “You can sit outside until late into the night,” says the businesswoman, whose family spend much of their time outdoors. Her children fish from the banks of the Orange River whenever they choose. Kleynhans leaves the house unlocked. “It’s a good life. It’s a big privilege.” https://web.archive.org/web/20220329100257/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/24/an-indictment-of-south-africa-whites-only-town-orania-is-booming Translations longest river in South Africa Afrikaans: af Oranjerivier Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 奧蘭治河 Àolánzhì Hé Czech: cs Oranžská řeka f Danish: da Finnish: fi Oranjejoki Polish: pl Oranje n Portuguese: pt Orange m Russian: ru Ора́нжевая f Further reading Orange River (disambiguation) Anagrams en aeeginorrrv overgrainer en Rivers in Africa