Roussillon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Roussillon, from Latin Ruscinō, Ruscinōnem. Compare Catalan Rosselló.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹuːsiːˈjoʊn/, /ˌɹuːsiːˈjən/

Proper noun

Roussillon (plural Roussillons)

  1. A region of Occitanie, France, approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia.
  2. A surname from French.

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French

Etymology

From Latin Ruscinōnem. Compare Catalan Rosselló.

The municipality of Québec is named after the Régiment Royal-Roussillon infantry regiment. The regiment was stationed in the territory in the winter of 1758 - 1759.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁu.si.jɔ̃/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Rous‧sil‧lon
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Proper noun

Roussillon m

  1. Roussillon (a region of Occitanie, France)
    Meronym: Perpignan
  2. A regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A village in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  4. A village in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
  5. (obsolete) Synonym of Château-Roussillon
  6. a surname

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Roussillon
  • Chinese: 魯西永鲁西永 (Lǔxīyǒng) (transliteration)

Further reading

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