Aragon

[ a-ra-gawn for 1; ar-uh-gon for 2 ]

noun
  1. Louis [lwee], /lwi/, 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.

  2. Spanish A·ra·gón [ah-rah-gawn], /ˌɑ rɑˈgɔn/, a region in NE Spain: formerly a kingdom; later a province. 18,181 sq. mi. (47,089 sq. km).

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How to use Aragon in a sentence

  • From this time onwards Aragon became the base from which was organised the conquest of Catalonia and Valencia.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Suchet's conquest of Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia was marked by a succession of brilliant sieges.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • He was born in a village in the province of Aragon, the son of a small landed proprietor, in 1746.

British Dictionary definitions for Aragon (1 of 2)

Aragon1

/ (ˈærəɡən) /


noun
  1. an autonomous region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479, when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain. Pop: 1 059 600 (2003 est). Area: 47 609 sq km (18 382 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for Aragon (2 of 2)

Aragon2

/ (French araɡɔ̃) /


noun
  1. Louis (lwi). 1897–1982, French poet, essayist, and novelist; an early surrealist, later a committed Communist. His works include the verse collections Le Crève-Coeur (1941) and Les Yeux d'Elsa (1942) and the series of novels Le Monde réel (1933–51)

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