Bur·gun·dy 1 (bûr g n-d )1. A ducal house of Burgundy split into the Capetian line (1032-1361) and the Cadet, or Valois, line (1363-1477). 2. A Portuguese dynasty (1139-1383) beginning with Alfonso I, who made Portugal an independent kingdom. |
Bur·gun·dy 2 (bûrgn-d) also Bour·gogne (b r-gôny) A historical region and former province of eastern France. The area was first organized into a kingdom by the Burgundii, a Germanic people, in the 5th century a.d. At the height of its later power in the 14th and 15th centuries, Burgundy controlled vast territories in present-day Netherlands, Belgium, and northeast France. It was incorporated into the French crown lands by Louis XI in 1477. Bur·gun di·an (br-g nd-n) adj. & n. |
| Bur·gun·dy 3 (bûrgn-d) n. pl. Bur·gun·dies 1. a. Any of various red or white wines produced in Burgundy, France. b. Any of various similar wines produced elsewhere. 2. burgundy A dark grayish or blackish red to dark purplish red or reddish brown. |
Burgundian [bɜːˈgʌndɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Burgundy or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Burgundy
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