Perpignan

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Perpignan

  • /ˈpɜːpɪnjɒn/ UK
  • /-jɒŋ/ UK
  • /ˌpɝpiˈnjɑn/ US
  • /ˌpɝpɪnjɑn/ US
  • /-ˈjɑŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒn, -ɒŋ, -ɑːn

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Perpignan, from Latin Perpenniānum, from the given name Perpenna.

proper noun

  1. A city, the capital of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, formerly in Languedoc-Roussillon.

Translations

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name city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France

EspañolPerpiñán
한국어페르피냥 Pereupinyang
日本語ペルピニャン Perupinyan
中文佩皮尼昂 Pèipíní'áng
हिन्दीपेर्पिञां perpiñā̃
PortuguêsPerpignan, Perpinhã, Perpinhão
FrançaisPerpignan
ItalianoPerpignano
ΕλληνικάΠερπινιάν Perpinián
РусскийПерпинья́н Perpinʹján
العربيةبِيرْبِينْيَا bīrbīnyā
עבריתפֶּרְפִּינְיָאן Perpinyán

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MLA

"Perpignan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perpignan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Perpignan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perpignan

Chicago

"Perpignan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perpignan.

BibTeX
@misc{perpignan_2026,
  title = {Perpignan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perpignan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}