Bordeaux

[bawr-doh]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Gironde, in SW France, on the Garonne River.

2. any of various wines produced in the region surrounding Bordeaux, especially claret.

3. Bordeaux mixture.

Bordeaux

/ bɔːˈdəʊ, bɔrdo /

noun

1. a port in SW France, on the River Garonne: a major centre of the wine trade. Pop: 215 363 (1999)

2. any of several red, white, or rosé wines produced around Bordeaux

Bordeaux

1. Port city in southwestern France.

The region around Bordeaux is known for its wine.

Example Sentences

Pau became the first team to win at Bordeaux in the league this season.

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His memories of France include bumping into singer Rod Stewart in Bordeaux.

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Although no record confirms that it was ever built in his time, a detailed sketch preserved in the Bordeaux Municipal Library provided enough guidance for a modern reconstruction.

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Adopted at birth and raised by a family in the southern French city of Bordeaux, Rousteing went in search of his biological parents, a quest documented in a 2019 Netflix documentary.

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Our final destination is the Île d’Oléron, which we were told is the more laid-back and affordable of the pair of islands just off the coast to the west of Bordeaux.

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