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单词 perpignan
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Perpignan

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Per·pi·gnan

P0204100 (pĕr-pē-nyäN′) A city of southern France near the Spanish border and the Mediterranean Sea. Probably founded in the 10th century, it was under Spanish control after the 12th century and became part of France in 1659.

Perpignan

(French pɛrpiɲɑ̃) n (Placename) a town in S France: historic capital of Roussillon. Pop: 117 500 (2006)

Per•pi•gnan

(pɛr piˈnyɑ̃)

n. a city in S France. 113,646.
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Perpignan

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Perpignan

(pĕrpēnyäN`), city (1990 pop. 108,049), capital of Pyrénées-Orientales dept., S France, near the Spanish border and the Mediterranean. It is a farm trade center, handling wine, fruits, and vegetables. It has distilleries, canneries, and factories making chocolate, clothing, paper, and toys. Tourism is also important; there is a nearby international airport, and the city is a thoroughfare for motorists going to Spain. Founded c.10th cent., Perpignan was the fortified capital of the Spanish kingdom of RoussillonRoussillon
, small region and former province, S France, bordering on Spain along the Pyrenees and on the Mediterranean, part of the administrative region of Occitania. It is now roughly coextensive with Pyrénées-Orientales dept. Perpignan is the historical capital.
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. Its architecture shows much Spanish influence. Among its notable buildings are the Loge (14th cent.), built to house the merchants' exchange; the Gothic Cathedral of St. Jean (14th–15th cent.); and the castle of the kings of Majorca (13th–15th cent.), which forms part of the old citadel dominating the city.

Perpignan

 

a city in southern France, 11 km from the Mediterranean. Capital of the department of Pyrénées-Orientales and center of the historic former province of Roussillon. Population, 107,000 (1968). A railroad junction, Perpignan has a major food-processing industry that includes wine-making. The manufacture of refrigerators is another local industry. Fruits and early vegetables are grown on a large scale in the city’s environs.

Perpignan

a town in S France: historic capital of Roussillon. Pop.: 105 115 (1999)
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