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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Aragon

medieval Spanish kingdom, named for a river that runs through it, probably from a PIE root meaning "water."

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aragon

n. 1 An autonomous community in north-eastern Spain, with capital Zaragoza. 2 A river in this part of Spain.

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Aragon, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 1039
Housing Units (2000): 424
Land area (2000): 1.076520 sq. miles (2.788174 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.076520 sq. miles (2.788174 sq. km)
FIPS code: 02592
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 34.045252 N, 85.057384 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 30104
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Wikipedia
Aragon

Aragon ( or , Spanish and , or ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to south): Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza (also called Saragossa in English). The current Statute of Autonomy declares Aragon a nationality of Spain.

Aragon's northern province of Huesca borders France and is positioned in the middle of the Pyrenees. Within Spain, the community is flanked by Catalonia to the east, Valencia and Castile–La Mancha to the south, and Castile and León, La Rioja, and Navarre to the west.

Covering an area of , the region's terrain ranges diversely from permanent glaciers to verdant valleys, rich pasture lands and orchards, through to the arid steppe plains of the central lowlands. Aragon is home to many rivers—most notably, the river Ebro, Spain's largest river in volume, which runs west-east across the entire region through the province of Zaragoza. It is also home to the Aneto, the highest mountain in the Pyrenees.

, the population of Aragon was 1,317,847, with slightly more than half of it living in Zaragoza, its capital city. The economy of Aragon generates a GDP of €33,162 million which represents 3.13% of Spain's national GDP, and is currently 6th in per capita production behind Madrid, Basque Country, Navarre, Catalonia and La Rioja.

In addition to its three provinces, Aragon is subdivided into 33 comarcas or counties; all with a rich geopolitical and cultural history from its pre-Roman, Celtic and Roman days; and from the four centuries of Islamic period as Marca Superior of Al-Andalus or kingdom (or taifa) of Saraqustah, and as lands that once belonged to the Frankish Marca Hispanica; and counties that later formed the Kingdom of Aragon and eventually the empire or Crown of Aragon.

Aragón (river)

The Aragón (; ) is a river in northern Spain, one of the left-hand tributaries of the river Ebro. It rises at Astún (province of Huesca) in the central Pyrenees Mountains, passes southwest through Jaca and Sangüesa ( Navarre), and joins the Ebro at Milagro ( Navarre), near Tudela. The name Aragón is related to the birth area of the former kingdom, which corresponds to the modern autonomous community of Aragón in Spain.

Aragon (disambiguation)

Aragon, or ' Aragón' in Spanish, can refer to:

Usage examples of "aragon".

Sanders sat beside Aragon in the front seat, while Louise Peret, her dark hair flowing behind her in the slipstream, sat in one of the bucket seats behind.

The powerful motor lifted the craft high out of the water, and Aragon leaned forward, watching the surface for any floating logs.

Half an hour later, when they reached the tidal limits of the river, some ten miles inland, Aragon slowed down so that they could watch the water more closely.

Sanders complimented Aragon, as the latter changed fuel tanks to preserve the balance of the craft.

Later, when they returned to the motor-boat, Aragon met them halfway down the pier.

He offered Aragon a cigarette from his case as Louise walked on ahead.

As the helicopter hovered into view again a quarter of a mile ahead of them, Aragon cut the throttle and began to turn the craft toward the bank, but Sanders shook his head.

They coasted in toward the wharf between the two landing craft, and Aragon threw the lines up to the waiting soldiers.

She embraced Sanders hurriedly and walked back to where Aragon sat in the speedboat, talking to two of the soldiers.

Sanders opened his door and started to get out, but Aragon motioned him back.

The tall figure of Aragon stood at the helm, letting the boat drift on the tide.

As he reached Aragon the latter waved to him, then started his motor and moved off.

Puzzled by this, Sanders walked on, and then saw that Aragon was taking the craft down-river to the point of the bank where the crystallized body of Matthieu had been cast up two months earlier.

I told him if the worst fell out, the House of Aragon would receive him, if he made it there alive.

How sad it is you will realize when I tell you that daily I thank God on my knees - for I still believe in God, despite what was alleged against me by the inquisitors of Aragon - that she who inspired this love of which I am to tell you is now in the peace of death.