Dordogne

Dordogne [dawr-dawn-yuh] Examples noun

1. a river in SW France, flowing W to the Gironde estuary. 300 miles (485 km) long.
2. a department in SW central France. 3561 sq. mi. (9225 sq. km). Capital: Périgueux.

Examples from the Web for dordogne Contemporary Examples of dordogne

He hits bottom at Rocamadour, a sanctuary in the Dordogne known as a citadel of faith devoted to Mary.

Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President

Pierre Assouline

January 9, 2015

Historical Examples of dordogne

Are you bound, like the others, to join one of the lords on the Dordogne?

Saint Bartholomew’s Eve

G. A. Henty

Among the reindeer hunters of the Dordogne were artists of no mean ability.

The Prehistoric World

E. A. Allen

The rock castles on the Vzre and the Dordogne all bear traces of having been burnt.

Nomi

S. Baring-Gould

The ascent continued to Thivirs, a tiny village of the Dordogne.

Europe from a Motor Car

Russell Richardson

The principal affluent of the Dordogne in this department is the Isle.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1

Various

British Dictionary definitions for dordogne Dordogne noun

1. a river in SW France, rising in the Auvergne Mountains and flowing southwest and west to join the Garonne river and form the Gironde estuary. Length: 472 km (293 miles)
2. a department of SW France, in Aquitaine region. Capital: Périgueux. Pop: 392 291 (2003 est). Area: 9224 sq km (3597 sq miles)