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Dordogne

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Dor·dogne  (dôr-dn, -dôny)
A river rising in the Auvergne Mountains of south-central France and flowing about 483 km (300 mi) southwest to join the Garonne River north of Bordeaux and form the Gironde estuary.
Dordogne (French) [dɔrdɔɲ]
n
1. (Placename) a river in SW France, rising in the Auvergne Mountains and flowing southwest and west to join the Garonne river and form the Gironde estuary. Length: 472 km (293 miles)
2. (Placename) a department of SW France, in Aquitaine region. Capital: Périgueux. Pop.: 388 293 (1999). Area: 9224 sq. km (3597 sq. miles)
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Dordogne [dɔrˈdɔɲ] N (= region) → Dordoña f; (= river) → Dordoña m
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--Monsieur la baron Flamet de la Billardiere (Athanase-Jean-Francois-Michel) formerly provost-marshal of the department of the Correze, gentleman in ordinary of the bed- chamber, president of the college of the department of the Dordogne, officer of the Legion of honor, knight of Saint Louis and of the foreign orders of Christ, Isabella, Saint Wladimir, etc.
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