Gardon

See also: gardon

English

Proper noun

Gardon

1. Synonym of Gard (“river in France”).

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan Gardon, from the Roman name, Latin Vardo, possibly of pre-Roman origin, but compare the river Varus. Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.dɔ̃/

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Proper noun

Gardon m

1. Gardon (a right tributary of the Rhône in Occitania, France)

   Synonym: Gard

   Holonyms: Gard, Lozère

Derived terms

• Fons-outre-Gardon
• Saint Beauzelly outre Gardon

References

• Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. (1857). United Kingdom: Walton & Maberly, p. 1258