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Dordogne
[ dawr-dawn-yuh ]
noun
- a river in SW France, flowing W to the Gironde estuary. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- a department in SW central France. 3,561 sq. mi. (9,225 sq. km). : Périgueux.
Dordogne
/ dɔrdɔɲ /
noun
- a river in SW France, rising in the Auvergne Mountains and flowing southwest and west to join the Garonne river and form the Gironde estuary. Length: 472 km (293 miles)
- a department of SW France, in Aquitaine region. Capital: Périgueux. Pop: 392 291 (2003 est). Area: 9224 sq km (3597 sq miles)
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He hits bottom at Rocamadour, a sanctuary in the Dordogne known as a citadel of faith devoted to Mary.
In the Dordogne youth the bones were far more fragile than in the older man from La Chapelle.
The ascent continued to Thivirs, a tiny village of the Dordogne.
The work of art was dug up from under the firm concreted floor of a cave in the Dordogne.
Those which have been most carefully examined are ten in number, and belong to the Department of Dordogne.
After the failure of 1243, a limited amount of territory between the Dordogne and the Pyrenees alone acknowledged Henry.
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