Pyrénées-Orientales

proper noun

A department in Occitania, France. Capital: Perpignan.

OriginFrench Pyrénées-Orientales →
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Meanings

proper nounPyrénées-Orientales pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA department in Occitania, France. Capital: Perpignan.

Origin

  1. FrenchPyrénées-Orientales
  2. EnglishPyrénées-Orientales

Borrowed from French Pyrénées-Orientales (literally “Eastern Pyrenees”).

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Translations

Catalan Pirineus Orientals
  • Pirineus OrientalsFrench department
French Pyrénées-Orientales
  • Pyrénées-OrientalesFrench department
Italian Pirinei Orientali
  • Pirinei OrientaliFrench department
Japanese 東ピレネー県
  • 東ピレネー県 (azuma pirenē ken)French department
Russian Восто́чные Пирене́и
  • Восто́чные Пирене́и (Vostóčnyje Pirenéi)French department
Spanish Pirineos Orientales
  • Pirineos OrientalesFrench department
Cite this entry
APA

Pyrénées-Orientales. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Orientales

MLA

“Pyrénées-Orientales.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Orientales. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pyrénées-Orientales,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Orientales.

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