Explore Roussillon through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Roussillon in a sentence
Roussillon meaning
- 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.
Using Roussillon
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
Context around Roussillon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Roussillon
- In this selection, "roussillon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, police, rudi, languedoc, slays, announced and region stand out and add context to how "roussillon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chairman rudi roussillon announced that and de police roussillon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "roussillon" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with roussillon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Roussillon was lost to France by the Peace of the Pyrenees (1659). (12 words)
The incident occurred about 9:10 a.m. near Candiac city hall on Montcalm Blvd. N., according to the Régie intermunicipale de police Roussillon. (24 words)
Ninth tale (IV, 9) Sieur Guillaume de Roussillon slays his wife's lover, Sieur Guillaume de Cabestaing, and gives her his heart to eat. (24 words)
Some, like Vladimir's inability to remember the farmer's name (Bonnelly A farmer in Roussillon, the village where Beckett fled during World War II; he never worked for the Bonnellys, though he used to visit and purchase eggs and wine there. (42 words)
The production of vins doux naturels was perfected by Arnaud de Villeneuve at the University of Montpellier in the 13th century and they are now quite common in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. (35 words)
The incident occurred about 9:10 a.m. near Candiac city hall on Montcalm Blvd. N., according to the Régie intermunicipale de police Roussillon. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
The incident occurred about 9:10 a.m. near Candiac city hall on Montcalm Blvd. N., according to the Régie intermunicipale de police Roussillon.
Ninth tale (IV, 9) Sieur Guillaume de Roussillon slays his wife's lover, Sieur Guillaume de Cabestaing, and gives her his heart to eat.
On 29 April, Nantes chairman Rudi Roussillon announced that following an altercation with a Nantes fan, Barthez had left the city with his family.
Roussillon was lost to France by the Peace of the Pyrenees (1659).
Some, like Vladimir's inability to remember the farmer's name (Bonnelly A farmer in Roussillon, the village where Beckett fled during World War II; he never worked for the Bonnellys, though he used to visit and purchase eggs and wine there.
The production of vins doux naturels was perfected by Arnaud de Villeneuve at the University of Montpellier in the 13th century and they are now quite common in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France.