Haute-Garonne

[ oht-ga-rawn ]

/ oʊt gaˈrɔn /

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noun

a department in S France. 2,458 sq. mi. (6,365 sq. km). Capital: Toulouse.

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Words nearby Haute-Garonne

hautboy, haute, haute couture, haute cuisine, haute école, Haute-Garonne, Haute-Loire, Haute-Marne, Haute-Normandie, haute-piece, Hauterive

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How to use Haute-Garonne in a sentence

But while that level of ‘haute couture’ is building the market, we want to be seen as more prêt-à-porter.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Haute Butch is one of a number of new design houses targeting the trans, butch, and androgynous dressers.
Look Who’s Wearing The Pants: Haute Butch’s Gender-Blending Style|Nina Strochlic|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[Haute Butch] is stepping into that area with such confidence and they are so non-apologetic.
Look Who’s Wearing The Pants: Haute Butch’s Gender-Blending Style|Nina Strochlic|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jacqueline Kennedy helped change all that in the 1960s, with her unflappable chic and wardrobe full of haute couture.
How Oscar de la Renta Created First Lady Fashion|Raquel Laneri|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After the drabness of the 1950s, her clothes were chic and slightly transgressive, but not haute couture.
Barbara Hulanicki, Queen of Fast Fashion|Lizzie Crocker|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pentegot est une fort belle riviere, et peut 48 estre compare la Garonne de France.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The Pentegot is a very beautiful river, and may be compared to the Garonne in France.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
What are other rivers—your Seine, and Garonne, and Tagus—compared with him?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844|Various
The greater part of the department belongs to the basin of the Garonne, while a small portion in the west is drained by the Adour.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
His name is associated with a method of steering balloons, and a filter for supplying Bordeaux with water from the Garonne.
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British Dictionary definitions for Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne

/ (French otɡarɔn) /

noun

a department of SW France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Toulouse. Pop: 1 102 919 (2003 est). Area: 6367 sq km (2483 sq miles)

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