Roussillon

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

/ ˌru siˈyoʊn; French ru siˈyɔ̃ /

noun

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

Examples from the Web for roussillon

He then sent to a Spanish squadron, under Langara, cruising off the coast of Roussillon, with a request for help.
William Pitt and the Great War|John Holland Rose
Corps of observation were formed in Roussillon and Lorraine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8|Various
Rich men in Roussillon were heretics or the children of heretics.
The White Plumes of Navarre|Samuel Rutherford Crockett
Also, she asked for some of our Roussillon as a payment for what she had done.
Yule Logs|Various

Take the best Roussillon, the wine of the ex-marquis,—we are not babes.
An Historical Mystery|Honore de Balzac

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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Roussillon

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Roussillon

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