Roncesvalles

[ ron-suh-valz; Spanish rawn-thes-vah-lyes ]

noun

1. a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne's army and the death of Roland a.d.

Roncesvalles

/ ˈrɒnsəˌvælz; rɔnθesˈβaʎes /

noun

1. a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: a nearby pass was the scene of the defeat of Charlemagne and death of Roland in 778 French nameRoncevauxrɔ̃svo

Example Sentences

Cardona, who managed the Andean Parrot Reserve of Roncesvalles in the center of the Tres Cordilleras mountain range in western Colombia, labored for 20 years to save the endangered yellow-eared parrot.

From Washington Post

Cortés, of ProAves, and a small team traveled to Roncesvalles in search of the bird.

From Washington Post

As we came to the edge of the rise we saw the red roofs and white houses of Burguete ahead strung out on the plain, and away off on the shoulder of the first dark mountain was the gray metal-sheathed roof of the monastery of Roncesvalles.

From Literature

There were two beds, a washstand, a clothes-chest, and a big, framed steel-engraving of Nuestra Señora de Roncesvalles.

From Literature

We walked back down the road from Roncesvalles with Harris between us.

From Literature