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Bordelais

American  
[bawr-dl-ey, bawr-duh-le] / ˌbɔr dlˈeɪ, bɔr dəˈlɛ /

noun

  1. a wine-growing region in SW France, in Gironde.


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The 29-year-old plays her club rugby in France for Stade Bordelais and is a livewire around the breakdown.

From BBC Sep. 25, 2025

Before Sunday’s processional ride leading to the Champs-Elysees, there is just one difficult stage remaining — a time trial through the Bordelais vineyards scheduled Saturday.

From Seattle Times Jul. 15, 2021

The only thing getting the Bordelais more excited than their 2015 vintage is the 2016.

From Washington Post Dec. 27, 2017

Olney also describes a ‘‘typical Bordelais tourain,’’ which is usually eaten during the wine-grape harvest but could stand a winter reprise.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2016

The patronymic was Eyquem, and the chevalier-seigneur, who settled in Périgord and took the territorial title of Montagne or Montaigne, came from the Bordelais.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison

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