Roussillon

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Roussillon (plural Roussillons)

1. A region of Occitanie, France, approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia.
2. A surname from French.

Derived terms

• Roussillonese

Translations

region of Occitanie

• Catalan: Rosselló m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 魯西永／鲁西永 (Lǔxīyǒng)

• French: Roussillon (fr) m
• Galician: Rosellón (gl) m
• Italian: Rossiglione m
• Occitan: Rosselhon m
• Portuguese: Rossilhão m
• Spanish: Rosellón m

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

• IPA^(key): /ʁu.si.jɔ̃/

• Audio; “Canet-en-Roussillon”:

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

Proper noun

Roussillon m

1. Roussillon (a region of Occitanie, France)

   Meronym: Perpignan

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

Derived terms

• Canet-en-Roussillon
• Castel-Roussillon
• Château-Roussillon
• Languedoc-Roussillon
• Le Péage-de-Roussillon
• Roussillon-en-Morvan
• roussillonnais

 

Descendants

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

Further reading

• filae.com
• Forebears (French)