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garonne

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for garonne.

Editorial note

The river Garonne splits the Gauls from the Aquitani; the Marne and the Seine split them from the Belgae.

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Quick take

A river that flows from the Spanish Pyrenees into the Atlantic Ocean.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of garonne gathered in one view.

noun

A river that flows from the Spanish Pyrenees into the Atlantic Ocean.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for garonne.

noun

A river that flows from the Spanish Pyrenees into the Atlantic Ocean.

Example sentences

1

The river Garonne splits the Gauls from the Aquitani; the Marne and the Seine split them from the Belgae.

2

Hence there being 4 plants on both Rhone (highest discharge in the country, not including the Rhine) and Loire (longest river in the country), while the smaller Garonne rates only 2.

3

Paris has been crowded, polluted, and unreasonably expensive, and Bordeaux was quite literally the opposite: laid back yet sophisticated, beautifully framed along the Garonne river, and with easy access to nature and the ocean.

4

For context, this is rural, south-west France (Lot-et-Garonne) with little to no light pollution.

5

So a few weeks ago, Électricité de France (EDF) began powering down some reactors along the Rhône and a second major river in the south, the Garonne.

6

- January 28, 1983: Bombing of the new computer center at the Haute-Garonne Prefecture in Toulouse.

7

It sounds like it does happen via the Garonne, but not anywhere even remotely close to Toulouse!

8

I think if you compare a $20 wine in California to a €10 wine you buy somewhere along the Garonne, you're probably going to enjoy the French wine more.

9

With Europe’s looming energy crisis mounting and the Garonne, Rhône and Loire rivers already too warm to allow cooling water to be discharged, the French nuclear regulator last week allowed five plants to temporarily break the rules.

Proper noun examples

1

For context, this is rural, south-west France (Lot-et-Garonne) with little to no light pollution.

2

So a few weeks ago, Électricité de France (EDF) began powering down some reactors along the Rhône and a second major river in the south, the Garonne.

3

- January 28, 1983: Bombing of the new computer center at the Haute-Garonne Prefecture in Toulouse.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use garonne in a sentence?

The river Garonne splits the Gauls from the Aquitani; the Marne and the Seine split them from the Belgae.

What does garonne mean?

A river that flows from the Spanish Pyrenees into the Atlantic Ocean.

What part of speech is garonne?

garonne is commonly used as noun.