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Gers

American  
[zher] / ʒɛr /

noun

  1. a department in SW France. 2,429 sq. mi. (6,290 sq. km). Auch.


Gers British  
/ ʒɛr /

noun

  1. a department of SW France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Auch. Pop: 175 055 (2003 est). Area: 6291 sq km (2453 sq miles)

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There are also group shots, such as one of Dave Murray, Bruce Dickinson and Janick Gers in Rio de Janeiro, January 2001.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2023

Frequent moose vs. vehicle collisions on Sweden’s highways often result in injuries and death to both human and animal, Gers said in an email.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022

No. The Gers figures are not meant to be anything other than a way of showing the current position under the present arrangements.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2020

The Gers figures were first published in 1992 under the then UK Prime Minister John Major.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2020

It occurred near Auch, in the department of Gers, about forty miles west of Toulouse, in freshwater marl, limestone, and sand.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir