A city in southern France, in the north-eastern foothills of the Pyrenees, close to the border with Spain; population 117,500 (2006). A former fortress town, it was the capital of the old province of Roussillon.
Definition of Perpignan in US English:
Perpignan
proper nounˌpərpēˈnyäN
A city in southern France, in the northeastern foothills of the Pyrenees, close to the border with Spain; population 117,500 (2006). A former fortress town, it was the capital of the old province of Roussillon.