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Roncesvalles

Roncesvalles proper noun: a village in Navarre, Spain, in the Pyrenees, traditionally the site of the death of Roland in the Chanson de Roland.

Proper noun

Roncesvalles

  1. A village in Navarre, Spain, in the Pyrenees, traditionally the site of the death of Roland in the Chanson de Roland.

Origin of Roncesvalles

From Spanish Roncesvalles; compare Old French Rencesvals.

Questions about Roncesvalles

What does Roncesvalles mean?
Roncesvalles means a village in Navarre, Spain, in the Pyrenees, traditionally the site of the death of Roland in the Chanson de Roland.
What part of speech is Roncesvalles?
Roncesvalles is a proper noun.

Words near Roncesvalles in the dictionary

  1. Roncadoris
  2. roncadors
  3. Roncaglian
  4. Roncalese
  5. Roncas
  6. Roncesvalles
  7. Ronchetti
  8. Ronchigram
  9. Ronchigrams
  10. ronchil
  11. ronchils

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