RONCESVALLES

Meaning of RONCESVALLES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌrȯn(t)-səs-ˈvī-əs ]

geographical name

or French Ron·ce·vaux rōⁿs-ˈvō, rōⁿ-sə-

commune N Spain 5 miles (8 kilometers ) from French boundary in the Pyrenees near Pass of Roncesvalles

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RONCESVALLES — or French Roncevaux geographical name commune N Spain 5 miles (8 kilometers ) from French boundary in the Pyrenees near
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RONCESVALLES — /ron"seuh valz'/ ; Sp. /rddawn'thes vah"lyes/ , n. a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of …
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RONCESVALLES — French Roncevaux, also called Orreaga, village, Navarre provincia and comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of northern Spain. It lies 3,220 feet …
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RONCESVALLES — Pronunciation: ˌ ro ̇ n(t)-s ə s- ' v ī - ə s Variant: or F Ron · ce · …
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RONCESVALLES, BATTLE OF — or Battle of Roncevaux (August 15, 778) Basque attack on Charlemagne 's army at a pass in the Pyrenees in …
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RONCESVALLES, BATTLE OF — or Battle of Roncevaux (August 15, 778) Basque attack on Charlemagne 's army at a pass in the Pyrenees in …
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RONCEVAUX — geographical name see: Roncesvalles
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ROLAND — noun Etymology: French Date: 14th century a stalwart defender of the Christians against the Saracens in the Charlemagne legends who …
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PYRENEES — Mountain range, southwestern Europe. It extends 270 mi (430 km) from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bay of Andorra lies …
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CHANSON DE ROLAND — (English; " Song of Roland ") Old French epic poem written с 1100, the masterpiece and probably the earliest of …
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BATTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of …
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ROUNCEVAL — (a.) Large; strong; -- from the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes.
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ROUNCEVAL — ( a. ) Large; strong; -- from the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old …
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ROLAND — /roh"leuhnd/ , n. 1. Italian, Orlando . the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de …
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CHANSON DE ROLAND — Fr. /shahonn sawonn deuh rddoh lahonn"/ (English, The Song of Roland ), a chanson de geste (c1100) relating Roland's brave …
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RONCEVAUX — see Roncesvalles
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ROLAND — noun Etymology: French Date: 14th century : a stalwart defender of the Christians against the Saracens in the Charlemagne legends …
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PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES — formerly (until 1969) Basses-pyrnes, dpartement, Aquitaine rgion, southwestern France, at the western end of the Pyrenees Mountains. Consisting of the …
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CHANSON DE ROLAND, LA — English The Song of Roland Old French epic poem that is probably the earliest (c. 1100) and certainly the masterpiece …
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PYRENEES — n. Mountain range, southwestern Europe. It extends 270 mi (430 km) from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bay of Biscay …
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BATTLE — n. Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of Adowa Aegospotami Battle of Agincourt …
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ROLAND — [Folklore] When in 778 the rearguard of Charlemagne's army was withdrawing from a campaign in Spain to battle a rising …
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DURANDAL — [Folklore] The sword of Roland, fabled to have once belonged to Hector, and which, like the horn, Roland won from …
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