Aragon

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

/ a raˈgɔ̃ for 1; ˈær əˌgɒn for 2 /

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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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Words nearby Aragon

Arafat, Arafat, Yasir, Arafura Sea, Aragats, Arago man, Aragon, Aragonese, aragonite, Araguaía, Araguarí, Araguaya

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How to use Aragon in a sentence

For a start, Mary’s mom was Catherine of Aragon, who had previously been married to Henry’s brother, Arthur.
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She insisted she was wifey, not mistress, material when he tried to strike up a relationship while still married to Catherine of Aragon.
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The Santangel family was one of the wealthiest in King Ferdinand's realm of Aragon.
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After the siege of Saragossa he gave him the command of the third corps, now known as the Army of Aragon.
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The third corps or Army of Aragon had been severely shaken by the long, stubborn siege of Saragossa.
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From this time onwards Aragon became the base from which was organised the conquest of Catalonia and Valencia.
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Suchet's conquest of Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia was marked by a succession of brilliant sieges.
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He was born in a village in the province of Aragon, the son of a small landed proprietor, in 1746.
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British Dictionary definitions for Aragon (1 of 2)

Aragon¹

/ (ˈærəɡən) /

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)

British Dictionary definitions for Aragon (2 of 2)

Aragon²

/ (French araɡɔ̃) /

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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