Gi·ronde 1 (j -r nd , zh -r  d) 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·rond ist n. |
Gironde (French) [ʒirɔ̃d]
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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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| Noun | 1. | 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" |
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