gi'rondism
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Girondist (dʒɪˈrɒndɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also Jacobin a member of a party of moderate republicans during the French Revolution, many of whom came from Gironde: overthrown (1793) by their rivals the Jacobins |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to the Girondists or their principles |
| Gi'rondism | |
| —n | |
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