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. |
Girondist [dʒɪˈrɒndɪst]
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(Historical Terms) a member of a party of moderate republicans during the French Revolution, many of whom came from Gironde: overthrown (1793) by their rivals the Jacobins See also Jacobin [1]
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(Historical Terms) of or relating to the Girondists or their principles
Girondism n
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| Noun | 1. | Girondist - a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter - a radical supporter of political or social revolution |
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