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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


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]