Burgundy (redirected from Burgundies)

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.

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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.

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Bur·gundi·an (br-gnd-n) adj. & n.

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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.

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Burgundy [ˈbɜːgəndɪ]

n pl -dies

1. (Placename) a region of E France famous for its wines, lying west of the Saône: formerly a semi-independent duchy; annexed to France in 1482 French name Bourgogne

2. (Placename) Free County of. another name for Franche-Comté

3. (Historical Terms) a monarchy (1384-1477) of medieval Europe, at its height including the Low Countries, the duchy of Burgundy, and Franche-Comté

4. (Historical Terms) Kingdom of. a kingdom in E France, established in the early 6th century ad, eventually including the later duchy of Burgundy, Franche-Comté, and the Kingdom of Provence: known as the Kingdom of Arles from the 13th century

5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing)

a.  any red or white wine produced in the region of Burgundy, around Dijon

b.  any heavy red table wine

6. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) (often not capital) a blackish-purple to purplish-red colour

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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.	Burgundy - 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 [ˈbɜːgəndɪ] N

1. (Geog) → Borgoña f

2. (= wine) → vino m de Borgoña

Burgundy [ˈbɜː^rgəndi] n → Bourgogne f

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burgundy [ˈbɜː^rgəndi]

adj [jacket, curtains] → bordeaux inv

n

(= colour) → bordeaux m

(= wine) → bourgogne m

Burgundy

n → Burgund nt; (= wine) → Burgunder m

Burgundy [ˈbɜːg/əndɪ] n → Borgogna

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Burgundy [ˈbɜːg/əndɪ] n → Borgogna