Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of southwest France flowing about 575 km (355 mi) generally northwest from the Spanish Pyrenees to join the Dordogne River north of Bordeaux and form the Gironde estuary.
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- proper noun A river that flows from the Spanish
Pyrenees into theAtlantic Ocean .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay
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Examples
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A handsome full-length portrait had been presented to the poet by the municipal authorities of Agen; and a letter from M. Lamartine, framed, above the chimney-piece, avowed the writer's belief that the Troubadour of the Garonne was the Homer of the modern world.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1891
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For the rest, the picturesque at Toulouse consists principally of the walk beside the Garonne, which is spanned, to the faubourg of Saint-Cyprien, by a stout brick bridge.
A Little Tour of France Henry James 1879
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A handsome full-length portrait had been presented to the poet by the municipal authorities of Agen; and a letter from M. Lamartine, framed, above the chimney-piece, avowed the writer's belief that the Troubadour of the Garonne was the Homer of the modern world.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist Samuel Smiles 1858
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In Arcachon Bay, the tidal estuary that lies at the tip of the Dordogne and Garonne rivers in southwest France, I have enjoyed oysters with very dry white Bordeaux.
The Catch of the Day Will Lyons 2011
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Quins winning on the banks of the Garonne the following week is another matter.
Harlequins face toughest test of Heineken Cup hopes against Toulouse | Shaun Edwards 2011
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The Dordogne and the Garonne flow north westward, meeting to form the great expanse of the Gironde estuary.
A Back-Label Approach Will Lyons 2010
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The Dordogne and the Garonne flow north westward, meeting to form the great expanse of the Gironde estuary.
A Back-Label Approach Will Lyons 2010
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“Jexium Island” by Madeleine Grattan which is about a foundling, Serge Micar, whose sister by adoption is presumed dead from drowning in the Garonne River.
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Il revient, il revient, il revient, sing the river Garonne, the Gulf of Lyon, the Rhône, the Tarn.
Albert Walks Maud Casey 2010
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The Dordogne and the Garonne flow north westward, meeting to form the great expanse of the Gironde estuary.
A Back-Label Approach Will Lyons 2010
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