Roussillon
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 CandolleHe 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 JamesonOf 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 CrockettThere have been three duels, two deaths, and one captain of the Royal Roussillon turned cordelier for my sake.
The Golden Dog | William KirbyRoussillon 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
/ (French rusijɔ̃) /
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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