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Burgundy1 definition

Bur·gun·dy (bʉr′gən dē)

noun pl. Burgundies -·dies

    1. any of the red or white wines, typically dry, made in Burgundy
    2. a red wine of similar type made elsewhere
    3. loosely any dry red table wine
  2. a purplish red
Burgundy2 definition

Bur·gun·dy (bʉr′gən dē)

  1. historical region in E France of varying extent
  2. metropolitan region in E France: 12,194 sq mi (31,582 sq km); pop. 1,610,000; chief town, Dijon

Related Forms:

  • Burgundian Bur·gun·di·an (bər gun′dē ən) adjective, noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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