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Definition of orient express in English English dictionary: a famous luxury railway train, used especially by rich people. It used to run (1883-1977) between Paris and Istanbul in Turkey, but there is now a luxury Orient Express train that goes from London to Venice. The train appears in many stories, including Agatha Christie 's novel Murder on the Orient Express (1934). Luxury train that ran from Paris to Constantinople (Istanbul) for over 80 years (1883-1977). Developed by the Belgian businessman Georges Nagelmackers, its luxuriously furnished cars became the symbol of glamour for European society. Europe's first transcontinental express train, it covered over 1,700 mi (2,740 km); after 1919 the route extended from Calais and Paris to Lausanne and via the Simplon Pass to Milan, Venice, Zagreb, and beyond. Service was suspended during both world wars. Discontinued in 1977, it was revived in 1982 to run between London and Venice as the "Venice Simplon Orient Express; a long-distance train which traveled from Paris to Istanbul
Murder on the Orient Express: famous murder mystery written by the British writer Agatha Christie

orient express

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o·ri·ent ex·press

ôrient îkspres

/ˈôrēˌent əkˈspres/ /ˈɔːriːˌɛnt ɪkˈsprɛs/

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