I·sère ( -zâr ) A river, about 290 km (180 mi) long, of southeast France rising in the Graian Alps near the Italian border and flowing west and southwest to the Rhone River. |
Isère (French) [izɛr]
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1. (Placename) a department of SE France, in Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Grenoble. Pop.: 1 094 006 (1999). Area: 7904 sq. km (3083 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a river in SE France, rising in the Graian Alps and flowing west and southwest to join the River Rhône near Valence. Length: 290 km (180 miles)
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