Aragon

[a-ra-gawn for 1; ar-uh-gon for 2]

noun

Louis [lwee] /lwi/, 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
Spanish A·ra·gón [ah-rah-gawn] /ˌɑ rɑˈgɔn/, a region in NE Spain: formerly a kingdom; later a province. 18,181 sq. mi. (47,089 sq. km).

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Examples from the Web for aragon

Contemporary Examples of aragon

The Santangel family was one of the wealthiest in King Ferdinand's realm of Aragon.
Columbus' Forgotten Patron
Mitchell Kaplan
October 11, 2010

Historical Examples of aragon

But Mesa had gone to earth in Aragon, and Rubio was with him.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment
Rafael Sabatini
And here, so far as Naples is concerned, closes the history of the House of Aragon.
The Life of Cesare Borgia
Raphael Sabatini
Her hero was the young Ferdinand of Aragon, and heir to that throne.
A Short History of Spain
Mary Platt Parmele
This family had probably removed to Naples with the house of Aragon.
Lucretia Borgia
Ferdinand Gregorovius
And in this yere the kyng of Fraunce wente into Aragon with a gret powere.
A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for aragon

Aragon

noun

an autonomous region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479, when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain. Pop: 1 059 600 (2003 est). Area: 47 609 sq km (18 382 sq miles)

Aragon

noun

Louis (lwi). 1897–1982, French poet, essayist, and novelist; an early surrealist, later a committed Communist. His works include the verse collections Le Crève-Coeur (1941) and Les Yeux d'Elsa (1942) and the series of novels Le Monde réel (1933–51)

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Word Origin and History for aragon

Aragon

medieval Spanish kingdom, named for a river that runs through it, probably from a PIE root meaning "water."