Roussillon

Borrowed from French Roussillon, from Latin Ruscinō, Ruscinōnem. Compare Catalan Rosselló.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɹuːsiːˈjoʊn/, /ˌɹuːsiːˈjən/

Roussillon (countable and uncountable, plural Roussillons)

1. A region of the Occitania region, France, approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia.
2. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
3. A commune in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
4. A regional county municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.
5. A surname from French.

• Roussillonese

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roussillon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

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.

• IPA^(key): /ʁu.si.jɔ̃/

• Audio; “Canet-en-Roussillon”:

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• Hyphenation: Rous‧sil‧lon
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Roussillon m

1. Roussillon (a region of the Occitania region, France)

   Meronym: Perpignan

2. a regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada
3. a village in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France
4. a village in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France
5. (obsolete) synonym of Château-Roussillon
6. a surname

• English: Roussillon
• → Chinese: 魯西永 / 鲁西永 (Lǔxīyǒng) (transliteration)

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• Forebears (French)