Ar·a·gon ( r  -g n ) A region and former kingdom of northeast Spain. It was united with Castile in 1479 to form the nucleus of modern Spain. Ar a·go·nese (r-g-n z, -ns) adj. & n. |
A·ra·gon (är-ä-gô ), Louis 1897-1982. French writer who was a founder of literary surrealism. |
Aragon [ˈærəgən]
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(Placename) an autonomous region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479, when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain. Pop.: 1 189 909 (2000 est.). Area: 47 609 sq. km (18 382 sq. miles)
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(Biographies / Aragon, Louis (1897-1982) M, French, WRITING: poet, WRITING: essayist, WRITING: novelist) Louis (lwi). 1897-1982, French poet, essayist, and novelist; an early surrealist, later a committed Communist. His works include the verse collections Le Crève-Coeur (1941) and Les Yeux d'Elsa (1942) and the series of novels Le Monde réel (1933-51)
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| Noun | 1. | Aragon - French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982) |
| 2. |  Aragon - a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power |
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