Gard

American  

[gar] / gar /

noun

1. a department in S France. 2,271 sq. mi. (5,882 sq. km). Nîmes.

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Gard British  

/ ɡar /

noun

1. a department of S France, in Languedoc-Roussillon region. Capital: Nîmes. Pop: 648 522 (2003 est). Area: 5881 sq km (2294 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Most are in the pages of the school magazine, but the extent of the plagiarism included His Requiem, submitted by D M Thomas of Swansea and published in the Western Mail newspaper on 14 January 1927, which dated from five years before and was a poem by Lillian Gard, first published in the Boy's Own Paper.

From BBC

But he also had another admission: that an official hydrologists' report into the company's historic site in the Gard department in southern France had recommended against renewing "natural mineral water" status for the company's output.

From BBC

Wisconsin coach Greg Gard took the unusual step of mentioning Bilodeau by name, alluding to his problems defending ball screens, while discussing his team’s offensive success.

From Los Angeles Times

“We were able to knock down some threes early,” Gard said, “with Bilodeau.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I thought we did a lot of good things offensively,” Badgers coach Greg Gard said.

From Seattle Times