Meanings
adjective
- Of, from or relating to the Roussillon region, approximately coterminous with the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France but originally part of Catalonia; or the dialect of Catalan spoken there.
noun
- A native or inhabitant of the Roussillon region.
- The northern dialect of the Catalan language spoken in Roussillon and North-Eastern Catalonia.
Synonyms: Northern Catalan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe northern dialect of the Catalan language spoken in Roussillon and North-Eastern Catalonia.
Similar
Northern Catalan
Origin
Translations
Catalan rossellonès, rossellonès
- rossellonèsof or related to the Roussillon region of southern France
- rossellonèsof or related to the Roussillon dialect of Catalan
- septentrionalof or related to the Roussillon dialect of Catalan
- rossellonèsdialect
- català septentrionaldialect
- nord-catalandialect
French roussillonnais, roussillonnais
- roussillonnaisof or related to the Roussillon region of southern France
- roussillonnaisof or related to the Roussillon dialect of Catalan
- roussillonnaisdialect
- RoussillonnaisA person from Roussillon
Cite this entry
APA
Roussillonese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roussillonese
MLA
“Roussillonese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roussillonese. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roussillonese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roussillonese.
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