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Garonne

American

[ga-rawn] / gaˈrɔn /

noun

a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.

Garonne British

/ ɡarɔn /

noun

a river in SW France, rising in the central Pyrenees in Spain and flowing northeast then northwest into the Gironde estuary. Length: 580 km (360 miles)

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Aerial views of the Garonne river in the Gironde department of southwest France.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Nuclear operator EDF last week reduced its power output at a plant in southwestern France due to high river temperatures on the Garonne, and it has issued rolling warnings for reactors along the Rhone river.

From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2022

The two main schools on the estates had the worst educational achievement record in Haute Garonne, the department or county that includes France's fourth biggest city, Toulouse.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2021

It was spitting with rain, and the stadium was some distance away, around a bend in the Garonne river.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2021

The feeders of the Garonne are, with the exception of the Dropt, all small.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

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