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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

The Bordelais showed an intrepid front, though somewhat disquieted to see the soldiery about to gather the fruits of the vintage instead of themselves.

From Political Women, Vol. 1 by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883