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Bordelais

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[bawr-dl-ey, bawr-duh-le] / ˌbɔr dlˈeɪ, bɔr dəˈlɛ /

noun

  1. a wine-growing region in SW France, in Gironde.


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The 29-year-old plays her club rugby in France for Stade Bordelais and is a livewire around the breakdown.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Before Sunday’s processional ride leading to the Champs-Elysees, there is just one difficult stage remaining — a time trial through the Bordelais vineyards scheduled Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2021

The only thing getting the Bordelais more excited than their 2015 vintage is the 2016.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2017

Olney also describes a ‘‘typical Bordelais tourain,’’ which is usually eaten during the wine-grape harvest but could stand a winter reprise.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2016

In the evening the "Mother of the Little Duke," as the Bordelais called the Princess, went to the chief theatre, where she was received with frenzied applause.

From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron