| Pronunciation: | | ju'rândist
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[n] a member of the moderate republican party during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins |
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GIRONDIST is a 9 letter word that starts with G. |
| | See Also: | | revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Gi*ron"dist\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also
{Girondin}.]
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