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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


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

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

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

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

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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