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Garonne

American

[ga-rawn] / gaˈrɔn /

noun

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

Garonne British

/ 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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Aerial views of the Garonne river in the Gironde department of southwest France.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

As the effects of global warming are set to intensify in coming decades, warmer and drier seasons will become more common, the head of the public Upstream Garonne River Interdepartmental Delegation, Franck Solacroup, said.

From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2023

The two main schools on the estates had the worst educational achievement record in Haute Garonne, the department or county that includes France's fourth biggest city, Toulouse.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2021

It was spitting with rain, and the stadium was some distance away, around a bend in the Garonne river.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021

We ascend the valley of the Garonne on our way to Pau, which we intended to use as a base of operations against the Pyrenees.

From When Love Calls by Weyman, Stanley John

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