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Bur·gun·dy 1
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 also Bour·gogne
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 adj. & n.

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Bur·gun·dy 3
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


so much for just one word!
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