Definitions for "Gironde"
(jee-rohn'd) The French Department (similar to a State in the US) which contains the wine making region of Bordeaux. Named for the river formed by the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. The two river meet just north of the city of Bordeaux, and many of the best known Bordeaux properties overlook the Gironde river.
Gironde is a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France named after the Gironde Estuary.