Dordogne
Americannoun
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a river in SW France, flowing W to the Gironde estuary. 300 miles (485 km) long.
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a department in SW central France. 3,561 sq. mi. (9,225 sq. km). Périgueux.
noun
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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)
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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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The third stage is a 147.2km route from Collonges-la-Rouge to Montignac-Lascaut in Dordogne, with the eight-stage race finishing on Sunday.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2023
The Dordogne prefecture said that emergency services were at the site, where a fire was burning after the explosion.
From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2022
Tiny Domaine de Galouchey is situated between the Garonne and the Dordogne rivers.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022
The companies they work for include Supermassive Games, maker of The Dark Pictures Anthology, and Un Je Ne Sais Quoi, the studio behind upcoming slice-of-life adventure Dordogne.
From The Verge • Mar. 7, 2022
He had been to the south of France to see the famous caves of the Dordogne, to Belgium to the caves of Engis and Engihoul, to the Hartz Mountains and to Hungary.
From Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science by Buckley, Arabella B.
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