Associations to the word «Gironde»

Wiktionary

GIRONDE, proper noun. An estuary formed by the French rivers Garonne and Dordogne
GIRONDE, proper noun. One of the departments in the region of Aquitaine, France.

Dictionary definition

GIRONDE, noun. The French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats