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Gardon

/ɡaʁ.dɔ̃/

proper noun/ɡaʁ.dɔ̃/

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

Synonyms: Gard

Related: Fons-outre-Gardon, Saint Beauzelly outre Gardon

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).