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Burgundy
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Bur·gun·dy 1  (bûrgn-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 (br-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·gundi·an (br-gnd-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.
Burgundy
Noun
a red or white wine produced in the Burgundy region, around Dijon in France
Adjective
burgundy dark purplish-red
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Burgundy - a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
Bourgogne
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
2.BurgundyBurgundy - red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)
Burgundy wine
vino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially)
Beaujolais - dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France
white Burgundy, Chablis - dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it
Montrachet - a white Burgundy wine
3.burgundy - a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color
dark red - a red color that reflects little light
Translations
Burgundy [ˈbəːgəndɪ] n → Borgoña
Burgundy [ˈbəːgəndɪ] n → Bourgogne f
Burgundy [ˈbəːgəndɪ] n → Burgund nt
Burgundy [ˈbəːgəndɪ] n → Borgogna


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