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Definition of Burgundy

1. Noun. A former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines.

2. Noun. Red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere).

3. Noun. A dark purplish-red to blackish-red color.

Definition of Burgundy

1. n. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).

Definition of Burgundy

1. Proper noun. A region of France. ¹

2. Noun. A variety of red wine from this region. ¹

3. Noun. A variety of wine resembling that of Burgundy; especially from Australia or California. ¹

4. Noun. (alternative capitalization of Burgundy) (wine). ¹

5. Noun. A deep red colour, like that of Burgundy wine. ¹

6. Adjective. Of a deep red color like that of Burgundy wine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Burgundy

1. a red wine [n -DIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burgundy

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Literary usage of Burgundy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"THB secular struggle between the Houses of burgundy and Valois reaches a new stage in the era of the Reformation. The murder of the Duke of Orleans in the ..."

2. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"THE RISE OF burgundy After the division of Verdun in 843 the Burgundians were separated into the duchy and the realm of burgundy. ..."

3. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1903)
"Ducal The Duchy of burgundy which gave its name to a fi"f ""'the the Burgundian ... This burgundy, the only one which has kept the name to our own time, ..."

4. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon Joseph Dacier (1849)
"AMBASSADORS FROM THE HOLY LAND COME TO THE COURT OF FRANCE, AND THENCE TO THE COURT OF burgundy. ABOUT this period, twelve houses were burnt in the village ..."

5. A History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Romans to the Present Time, B by George Finlay (1877)
"Maud of Hainault and Louis of burgundy. Maud or Matilda, the daughter of Isabella Villehardouin and Florenz of Hainault, though only eighteen years of age ..."

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