Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GIRONDIST

Gi *ron "dist, n. Etym: [F. Girondiste.]

 

Defn: A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde.

 

GIRONDIST

GIRONDIST Gi *ron "dist, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also Girondin.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Gironde

Gi ronde |ZHēˈrôNd ʤəˈrɑnd | an estuary in southwestern France, formed at the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, north of Bordeaux. It flows northwest for 45 miles (72 km ) into the Bay of Biscay.

 

Girondist

Gi ron dist |jəˈrändist, ZHə -ʤəˈrɑndəst |(also Girondin |-din |) ▶noun a member of the French moderate republican party in power 1791 –93 during the French Revolution, so called because the party leaders were the deputies from the department of the Gironde. ORIGIN from archaic French Girondiste (now Girondin ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Gironde

Gironde |ʒɪˈrɒnd, French ʒiʀɔ̃d | a river estuary in SW France, formed at the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers, north of Bordeaux, and flowing north-west for 72 km (45 miles ) into the Bay of Biscay. • a department in Aquitaine, SW France.

 

Girondist

Girondist |dʒɪˈrɒndɪst |(also Girondin |dʒɪˈrɒndɪn, French ʒiʀɔ̃dɛ̃ |) ▶noun a member of the French moderate republican Party in power during the Revolution 1791 –3, so called because the party leaders were the deputies from the department of the Gironde. ORIGIN from archaic French Girondiste (now Girondin ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Gironde

Gi ronde Substantiv, feminin , die |ʒiˈrõːd |die Gironde; Genitiv: der Gironde Mündungstrichter der Garonne; französisches Departement

 

Girondist

Gi ron dist Substantiv, maskulin , der |ʒirõˈdɪst |nach dem französischen Departement Gironde, aus dem mehrere der Führer kamen Anhänger der Gironde, der Gruppe der gemäßigten Republikaner in der französischen Nationalversammlung (1791 –93 ) zur Zeit der Französischen Revolution

 

Girondistin

Gi ron dis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Girond i stin |

 

French Dictionary

giron

giron n. m. nom masculin 1 Partie du corps allant de la ceinture aux genoux. 2 littéraire Milieu. : Le giron de l ’Église. LOCUTION Rentrer dans le giron de. figuré Revenir dans une entreprise, un groupe qu ’on avait quitté.

 

Spanish Dictionary

girondino, -na

girondino, -na adjetivo 1 De un grupo de representantes ciudadanos de la Revolución francesa, que aspiraba a la República, quería conservar la propiedad y condenaba el terror de los partidarios de Robespierre .2 nombre masculino y femenino Miembro de este grupo político .