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Gers

American

[zher] / ʒɛr /

noun

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

Gers British

/ ʒɛr /

noun

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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So many times the Gers gave the ball away under self-inflicted pressure.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

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

Last year's Gers figures said that Scotland's tax take was about £307 per person less than the UK figure - while spending was about £1,660 per person higher than for the UK as a whole.

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

CONDOM, a town of south-western France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Gers, on the right bank of the Ba�se, at its junction with the G�le, 27 m. by road N.N.W. of Auch.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

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