Meanings
proper nounRoussillon (countable and uncountable, plural Roussillons)
plural Roussillons
- countableuncountableA region of the Occitania region, France, approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia.
- countableuncountableA commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- countableuncountableA commune in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
- countableuncountableA regional county municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.
- countableuncountableA surname from French.
Origin
- LatinRuscinō, Ruscinōnem
- FrenchRoussillon
- EnglishRoussillon
Borrowed from French Roussillon, from Latin Ruscinō, Ruscinōnem. Compare Catalan Rosselló.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Rosselló
- Rossellóregion of Occitania
Chinese Mandarin 魯西永 /鲁西永
- 魯西永 /鲁西永 (Lǔxīyǒng)region of Occitania
French Roussillon
- Roussillonregion of Occitania
Italian Rossiglione
- Rossiglioneregion of Occitania
Portuguese Rossilhão
- Rossilhãoregion of Occitania
Spanish Rosellón
- Rosellónregion of Occitania
Cite this entry
APA
Roussillon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roussillon
MLA
“Roussillon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roussillon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roussillon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roussillon.
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