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Roussillon

US/ˌɹuːsiːˈjoʊn/

Roussillon proper noun: a region of the Occitania region, France, approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia.

Proper noun

Roussillon (countable and uncountable, plural Roussillons)

  1. A region of the Occitania region, France, approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia.
  2. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  3. A commune in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
  4. A regional county municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A surname from French.

Forms of Roussillon

pluralRoussillons

Origin of Roussillon

Borrowed from French Roussillon, from Latin Ruscinō, Ruscinōnem. Compare Catalan Rosselló.

Words formed from Roussillon

Questions about Roussillon

What does Roussillon mean?
Roussillon means a region of the Occitania region, France, approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia.
What part of speech is Roussillon?
Roussillon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Roussillon?
Roussillon is pronounced /ˌɹuːsiːˈjoʊn/ (US).

Words near Roussillon in the dictionary

  1. Rousselot-Gilliéron
  2. Roussels
  3. Rousses
  4. roussette
  5. roussettes
  6. Roussillon
  7. Roussillonese
  8. Roussin
  9. Roussins
  10. Roussy
  11. Roussy-Lévy areflexic dystasia

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