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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mayors across the broader Gers region called on people to gather in support of the family outside town halls, where flags were flown at half-mast.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Lyhanna disappeared after school a week ago in the Gers area of south-west France.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

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

The CMA said that at the time, Elite was the manufacturer of Rangers-branded clothing and also sold the products directly through its Gers Online Store, and later in shops across Glasgow and Belfast.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2022

It is an inconsiderable town a few miles from Vic-Fezensac, a town not much bigger than itself and some twenty kilometres from Auch, which is the capital of the department of Gers.

From She Stands Accused by Victor MacClure

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