Gironde Estuary
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Gironde estuary — The Gironde is a navigable estuary (often falsely referred to as a river), in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Garonne just below the centre of Bordeaux.The Gironde is approximately 65 km (38 miles) long… … Wikipedia
Gironde — Infobox Department of France department=Gironde|number=33 region=Aquitaine prefecture=Bordeaux subprefectures=Arcachon Blaye Langon Lesparre Médoc Libourne population=1,386,996 1,287,334|pop date=Jan.1, 2006 estimate March 8, 1999 census|pop rank … Wikipedia
estuary — estuarial /es chooh air ee euhl/, adj. /es chooh er ee/, n., pl. estuaries. 1. that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river s current meets the sea s tide. 2. an arm or inlet of the sea at the lower end of a river. [1530… … Universalium
GIRONDE — (794), a maritime department in SW. France, facing the Bay of Biscay on the W. and lying N. and S. between Charente Inférieure and Landes; the Garonne and the Dordogne flowing through it form the Gironde estuary, and with their tributaries… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Gironde — Gironde1 [jə ränd′; ] Fr [ zhē rōnd′] n. the Girondist Party Gironde2 [jə ränd′; ] Fr [ zhē rōnd′] 1. estuary in SW France, formed by the juncture of the Garonne & Dordogne rivers and flowing into the Bay of Biscay: c. 45 mi (72 km) long 2.… … English World dictionary
Gironde — /jeuh rond /; Fr. /zhee rddawonnd /, n. 1. an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 mi. (72 km) long. 2. a department in SW France. 1,061,474; 4141 sq. mi. (10,725 sq. km). Cap.: Bordeaux. 3. the… … Universalium
Gironde — /dʒəˈrɒnd/ (say juh rond), /ʒiˈrɒ̃d/ (say zhee rond) noun 1. an estuary in south western France, formed by the junction of the rivers Garonne and Dordogne. About 72 km long. 2. a department in south western France. 10 726 km2. Capital: Bordeaux.… …
Gironde — geographical name estuary 45 miles (72 kilometers) W France formed by junction of the Garonne & the Dordogne & flowing NW into Bay of Biscay … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gironde — noun a) an estuary formed by the French rivers Garonne and Dordogne b) one of the departments in the region of Aquitaine, France … Wiktionary
Gironde — Gi•ronde [[t]dʒəˈrɒnd[/t]] fr. [[t]ʒiˈrɔ̃d[/t]] n. 1) geg an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 mi. (72 km) long 2) why the Girondist Party … From formal English to slang
