Gironde

[ juh-rond; French zhee-rawnd ]

noun

1. an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
2. a department in SW France. 4,141 sq. mi. (10,725 sq. km). : Bordeaux.
3. the Gironde, the party of the Girondists.

Gironde

/ ʒirɔ̃d /

noun

1. a department of SW France, in Aquitaine region. Capital: Bordeaux. Pop: 1 330 683 (2003 est). Area: 10 726 sq km (4183 sq miles)
2. an estuary in SW France, formed by the confluence of the Rivers Garonne and Dordogne. Length: 72 km (45 miles)

Example Sentences

The Gironde lies before us, and once over the bar, and under shelter of the Tour de Cordouan, all will be well with us.

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Bor-do´, port of France, on the Gironde, 60 miles from the sea; the great wine-exporting port.

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But by chance I found myself one evening in a drawing-room with the leaders of the party of the Gironde.

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The fall of the Gironde left the country disturbed by civil war, and the frontiers more seriously threatened than before Valmy.

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Its name came from the earliest leaders of the party who were representatives from the department of the Gironde.

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