Roussillon

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Roussillon, from Latin Ruscinō, Ruscinōnem. Compare Catalan Rosselló. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹuːsiːˈjoʊn/, /ˌɹuːsiːˈjən/ === Proper noun === Roussillon (countable and uncountable, plural Roussillons) A region of the Occitania region, France, approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. A commune in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. A regional county municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada. A surname from French. ==== Derived terms ==== Roussillonese ==== Translations ==== === 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/ Hyphenation: Rous‧sil‧lon Rhymes: -ɔ̃ === Proper noun === Roussillon m Roussillon (a region of the Occitania region, France) Meronym: Perpignan a regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada a village in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France a village in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France (obsolete) synonym of Château-Roussillon a surname ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: Roussillon → Chinese: 魯西永 / 鲁西永 (Lǔxīyǒng) (transliteration) === Further reading === filae.com Forebears (French)