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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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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