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Garonne
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Ga·ronne  (gä-rôn)
A river of southwest France flowing about 563 km (350 mi) generally northwest from the Spanish Pyrenees to join the Dordogne River north of Bordeaux and form the Gironde estuary.
Garonne (French) [garɔn]
n
(Placename) a river in SW France, rising in the central Pyrenees in Spain and flowing northeast then northwest into the Gironde estuary. Length: 580 km (360 miles)
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Noun1.Garonne - a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of BiscayGaronne - a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay
Garonne River
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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Garonne [gəˈrɒn] N → Garona m
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