Roussillon

[ roo-see-yohn; French roo-see-yawn ]

/ ˌru siˈyoʊn; French ru siˈyɔ̃ /

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noun

a historic region in S France, on the border of Spain and the Mediterranean Sea.

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How to use Roussillon in a sentence

The term which is sometimes used, clover of Roussillon, also shows this.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
He had been accustomed to hear himself called the great, the mighty son of Roussillon, ever since he was a helpless child.
Characteristics of Women|Anna Jameson
Of his own land he was absolutely secure, save perhaps in that far corner of ever-turbulent Catalonia which is called Roussillon.
The White Plumes of Navarre|Samuel Rutherford Crockett
There have been three duels, two deaths, and one captain of the Royal Roussillon turned cordelier for my sake.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby

Roussillon and Gaston in like manner got their horses; then at a signal they drove out of the tower into the midst of the Normans.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for Roussillon

Roussillon

/ (French rusijɔ̃) /

noun

a former province of S France: united with Aragon in 1172; passed to the French crown in 1659; now forms part of the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

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