Aragon

American  

[a-ra-gawn, ar-uh-gon] / a raˈgɔ̃, ˈær əˌgɒn /

noun

1. Louis 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.

2. Spanish Aragón.  a region in NE Spain: formerly a kingdom; later a province. 18,181 sq. mi. (47,089 sq. km).

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Aragon ¹ British  

/ ˈærəɡən /

noun

1. 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)

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Aragon ² British  

/ araɡɔ̃ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Myra Aragon, 52, from the Philippines, moved between them, helping organise the day's distribution with a smile on her face.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“I try not to think about it too much, because I feel like then you spiral down to that depressive ‘What are we going to do?’ kind of state,” explained Aragon of the restrictions.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

The company launched services in Aragon in late 2022 for users to directly store their data in Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The museum was keen to keep the Tudor Heart as it believed there to be few surviving artefacts related to Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

But Aragon is a little lock-crazy: He has screwed a tiny hasp onto his plastic lunch box and hangs a combination lock there, because of the sodas he’s lost to pilfering officers, he says.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover