Roussillon
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Roussillon, from Latin Ruscinō, Ruscinōnem. Compare Catalan Rosselló.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roussillon (plural Roussillons)
- A region of Occitanie, France, approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia.
- A surname from French.
Derived terms
Translations
region of Occitanie
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roussillon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
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
Proper noun
Roussillon m
- Roussillon (a region of Occitanie, France)
- Meronym: Perpignan
- A regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.
- A village in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- A village in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
- (obsolete) Synonym of Château-Roussillon
- a surname
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: Roussillon
- → Chinese: → 魯西永／鲁西永 (Lǔxīyǒng) (transliteration)