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Per⋅pi⋅gnan

[per-pee-nyahn]
–noun
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Orientales, in the S extremity of France. 107,971.

Py⋅ré⋅nées-O⋅ri⋅en⋅tales

[pee-rey-ney-zaw-ree-ahn-tal]
–noun
a department in S France. 299,506; 1600 sq. mi. (4145 sq. km). Capital: Perpignan.
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Per·pi·gnan   (pěr-pē-nyäɴ')   
A city of southern France near the Spanish border and the Mediterranean Sea. Probably founded in the 10th century, it was capital of the Spanish kingdom of Roussillon after the 12th century and became part of France in 1659. Population: 115,000.
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