Perpignan

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UK/ˈpɜːpɪnjɒn/UK/-jɒŋ/US/ˌpɝpiˈnjɑn/US/ˌpɝpɪnjɑn/

proper noun

A city, the capital of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, formerly in Languedoc-Roussillon.

OriginFrench Perpignan ← Latin Perpenniānum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the capital of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, formerly in Languedoc-Roussillon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
viura

Origin

  1. LatinPerpenniānum
  2. FrenchPerpignan
  3. EnglishPerpignan

Borrowed from French Perpignan, from Latin Perpenniānum, from the given name Perpenna.

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Translations

Arabic بِيرْبِينْيَا
  • بِيرْبِينْيَا (bīrbīnyā)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Bulgarian Перпиня́н, Перпиня́
  • Перпиня́н (Perpinján)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Перпиня́ (Perpinjá)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Catalan Perpinyà
  • Perpinyàcity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Chinese Cantonese 佩皮尼昂
  • 佩皮尼昂 (pui³ pei⁴ nei⁴ ngong⁴)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Chinese Mandarin 佩皮尼昂
  • 佩皮尼昂 (Pèipíní'áng)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Esperanto Perpinjano
  • Perpinjanocity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Finnish Perpignan
  • Perpignancity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
French Perpignan
  • Perpignancity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Greek Περπινιάν
  • Περπινιάν (Perpinián)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Hebrew פֶּרְפִּינְיָאן
  • פֶּרְפִּינְיָאן (Perpinyán)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Hindi पेर्पिञां
  • पेर्पिञां (perpiñā̃)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Italian Perpignano
  • Perpignanocity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Japanese ペルピニャン
  • ペルピニャン (Perupinyan)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Korean 페르피냥
  • 페르피냥 (Pereupinyang)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Latin Perpenniānum, Perpiniānum
  • Perpenniānumcity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Perpiniānumcity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Perpiniācumcity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Latvian Perpiņāna, Perpiņa
  • Perpiņānacity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Perpiņacity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Lithuanian Perpinjanas
  • Perpinjanascity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Persian پرپینیان
  • پرپینیان (perpinyân)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Portuguese Perpignan, Perpinhã
  • Perpignancity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Perpinhãcity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Perpinhãocity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Russian Перпинья́н
  • Перпинья́н (Perpinʹján)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Spanish Perpiñán
  • Perpiñáncity in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Ukrainian Перпінья́н, Перпінья́
  • Перпінья́н (Perpinʹján)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Перпінья́ (Perpinʹjá)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Yiddish פּערפּיניאַן
  • פּערפּיניאַן (perpinyan)city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Perpignan

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Cite this entry
APA

Perpignan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perpignan

MLA

“Perpignan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perpignan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Perpignan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perpignan.

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