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BORDEAUX
Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine
(noun) any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
Bordeaux
(noun) a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Bordeaux
The capital city of Gironde department, France; capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Noun
Bordeaux (countable and uncountable, plural Bordeaux or Bordeauxes or Bordeauxs)
A wine coming from that area.
A Bordeaux mixture.
Noun
bordeaux (countable and uncountable, plural bordeaux or bordeauxes or bordeauxs)
Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”)
Source: Wiktionary
Bor*deaux", a.
Definition: Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France.
– n.
Definition: A claret wine from Bordeaux.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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