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Girondist : (noun)
1: a member of the moderate republican party during the French
Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more
radical rivals the Jacobins [syn: Girondist]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Girondist : \Gi*ron"dist\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also
Girondin.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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