Gironde

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UK/dʒɪˈɹɒnd/UK/ʒɪˈɹɒnd/US/d͡ʒɪˈɹɑnd/

proper noun

The largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.

OriginFrench Gironde →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. FrenchGironde
  2. EnglishGironde

Borrowed from French Gironde.

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Translations

Arabic جَرَنْدَة
  • جَرَنْدَة (jaranda)French department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Catalan Gironda
  • GirondaFrench department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
French Gironde
  • GirondeFrench department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Greek Ζιρόντ
  • Ζιρόντ (Zirónt)French department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Italian Gironda
  • GirondaFrench department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Japanese ジロンド, ジロンド県
  • ジロンド (Jirondo)French department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  • ジロンド県 (Jirondo-ken)French department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Latin Girundia, Girumna
  • GirundiaFrench department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  • GirumnaFrench department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Polish Żyronda
  • ŻyrondaFrench department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Russian Жиро́нда
  • Жиро́нда (Žirónda)French department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Gironde

beyondrespondbondpondblondcorrespondfondwandfrondsondeyondabsconddespondamendeacross the pondbrondeParson's Pondtranspond
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Anagrams

Doeringnegroidgroinednigredo
Cite this entry
APA

Gironde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gironde

MLA

“Gironde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gironde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gironde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gironde.

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