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Girondist Definition & Meaning

girondist
noun
  1. a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins

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What does girondist mean?
a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins
What part of speech is girondist?
Girondist is a noun.

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