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Gironde

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Gi·ronde 1  (j-rnd, zh-rd)
An estuary of southwest France formed by the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers and opening into the Bay of Biscay.
Gi·ronde 2  (j-rnd, zh-)
n.
A moderate republican political party of Revolutionary France (1791-93).
[After Gironde, a department of southwest France.]
Gi·rondist n.
Gironde (French) [ʒirɔ̃d]
n
1. (Placename) a department of SW France, in Aquitaine region. Capital: Bordeaux. Pop.: 1 287 334 (1999). Area: 10 726 sq. km (4183 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) an estuary in SW France, formed by the confluence of the Rivers Garonne and Dordogne. Length: 72 km (45 miles)
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Noun1.Gironde - the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution
party, political party - an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
Translations
Gironde [dʒɪˈrɒnd] N → Gironda m


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