Gironde

See also: gironde

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Gironde.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dʒɪˈɹɒnd/, /ʒɪˈɹɒnd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈɹɑnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnd

Proper noun

Gironde

  2. The largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.
  4. An estuary in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France, formed by the merger of the rivers Garonne and Dordogne; in full, the Gironde estuary.

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Occitan Gironda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒi.ʁɔ̃d/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
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Proper noun

Gironde m

  1. Gironde (the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France)
  2. Gironde (an estuary in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France, formed by the merger of the rivers Garonne and Dordogne; in full, the Gironde estuary)

Derived terms

References

  • Charnock, Richard Stephen (1859): Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names
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