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[syn: Girondist, Girondin]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, n. [F. Girondiste.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also
Girondin.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Girondist
n 1: a member of the moderate republican party that was in power
during the French Revolution; the Girondists were
overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins [syn:
Girondist, Girondin]