Roussillon

//ˌɹuːsiːˈjoʊn// name

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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