Perpignan

[ per-pee-nyahn ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Orientales, in the S extremity of France.

Perpignan

/ pɛrpiɲɑ̃ /

noun

1. a town in S France: historic capital of Roussillon. Pop: 105 115 (1999)

Example Sentences

And those who saw them at a major photo show in Perpignan were blown away.

From The Daily Beast

It met with some outrage in Perpignan; the mayor sued Eberstadt and tried, unsuccessfully, to have publication canceled.

From The Daily Beast

In this depraved state of mind he arrived at Perpignan, where that befell him which I am about to relate.

From Project Gutenberg

But Perpignan being at the end of everywhere and leading nowhere attracts very few visitors.

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For two years Augereau remained at Perpignan, where he had time to understand the causes of his failure.

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By September the enemy had opened their trenches round Perpignan, and Prignon was entrusted with a night sortie.

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At the age of sixteen she served, under the name of Captain Loys, in the campaign of 1542, which ended in the siege of Perpignan.

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