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Giraud

American  
[zhee-roh] / ʒiˈroʊ /

noun

  1. Henri Honoré 1879–1949, French general.


Giraud British  
/ ʒiro /

noun

  1. Henri Honoré (ɑ̃riɔnɔre). 1879–1949, French general, who commanded French forces in North Africa (1942–43)

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The golf course was built in the mid-1920s by Woodland Hills developer Victor Giraud, who gave away free club memberships to people buying lots in his housing tract.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

French hopes rest with world number nine and 2022 world champion Aurelien Giraud.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024

Quickly hooked, Giraud has in just a year already tracked down 1,565 of them, accumulating so many points that he has rocketed into the leaderboard’s top 1,000, out of more than 360,000 players.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

Brigitte Giraud won the Goncourt Prize, France’s most prestigious literary award, for “Living Fast.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

Giraud did not go up to the villa of his own accord, but he was asked to lunch in a week's time, and after lunch Pamela and he went out into the garden.

From The Truants by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

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