Garonne

[ ga-rawn ]

/ gaˈrɔn /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for garonne

He knew the water well; he could swim three miles in the Garonne at a stretch.
The Flood|Emile Zola
Pentegot est une fort belle riviere, et peut 48 estre compare la Garonne de France.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
He wanted something definite to suggest before communicating with the Hôtel de la Garonne.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
This district, however, being too small, they added to it the territory between the Garonne and the Loire.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo

They are bounded by the Garonne, and dwell between this river and the Pyrenees.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for garonne

Garonne

/ (French 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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