Roussillon

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

noun

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

Roussillon

/ rusijɔ̃ /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

The term which is sometimes used, clover of Roussillon, also shows this.

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He had been accustomed to hear himself called the great, the mighty son of Roussillon, ever since he was a helpless child.

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Of his own land he was absolutely secure, save perhaps in that far corner of ever-turbulent Catalonia which is called Roussillon.

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There have been three duels, two deaths, and one captain of the Royal Roussillon turned cordelier for my sake.

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Roussillon and Gaston in like manner got their horses; then at a signal they drove out of the tower into the midst of the Normans.

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