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Roussillonese

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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.

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noun

Meaning 2

A native or inhabitant of the Roussillon region.

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noun

Meaning 3

The northern dialect of the Catalan language spoken in Roussillon and North-Eastern Catalonia.

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Synonyms: Northern Catalan

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History

Etymology

From Roussillon + -ese.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: rossellonès — of or related to the Roussillon region of southern France
  • French: roussillonnais — of or related to the Roussillon region of southern France
  • Galician: rosellonés — of or related to the Roussillon region of southern France
  • Catalan: rossellonès — of or related to the Roussillon dialect of Catalan
  • Catalan: septentrional — of or related to the Roussillon dialect of Catalan
  • French: roussillonnais — of or related to the Roussillon dialect of Catalan
  • Galician: rosellonés — of or related to the Roussillon dialect of Catalan
  • French: Roussillonnais — A person from Roussillon
  • Galician: rosellonés — A person from Roussillon
  • Catalan: rossellonès — dialect
  • Catalan: català septentrional — dialect
  • Catalan: nord-catalan — dialect
  • French: roussillonnais — dialect
  • Galician: rosellonés — dialect