Bordeaux (disambiguation)
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Bordeaux
is a city in France. It may also refer to:
and a number of actual and fictional people:
See also: :Category:Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
is a city in France. It may also refer to:
- Urban Community of BordeauxUrban Community of BordeauxThe Urban Community of Bordeaux , also known by its French initials CUB, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs....
, the administrative unit containing the city - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bordeaux, a religious subdivision surrounding the city of Bordeaux
- Bordeaux, GautengBordeaux, GautengBordeaux is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3....
, a suburb of Johannesburg in South Africa - Bordeaux HarbourBordeaux HarbourBordeaux Harbour is a fishing port and bay in the parish of Vale in the north east of Guernsey.Used to be used as a fishing harbour but is now more commonly used just as a beach, one of the few beaches in Guernsey that allow you to walk your dogs on all year round.The annual Guernsey winkle-picking...
, a port on the Channel Island of Guernsey - Bordeaux-CartiervilleBordeaux-CartiervilleBordeaux-Cartierville is a district of Montreal, Canada in the administrative borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. It is bordered to the north by the Rivière des Prairies, to the east by the district of Ahuntsic., to the south by Villeray, Park-Extension, Mount Royal and Saint-Laurent and to the west...
a neighbourhood in Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal - Bordeaux wineBordeaux wineA Bordeaux wine is any wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Average vintages produce over 700 million bottles of Bordeaux wine, ranging from large quantities of everyday table wine, to some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world...
, wine grown in the Bordeaux region - History of Bordeaux wineHistory of Bordeaux wineThe history of Bordeaux wine spans almost 2000 years to Roman times when the first vineyards were planted. In the Middle Ages, the marriage of Henry Plantagenet and Eleanor of Aquitaine opened the Bordeaux region to the English market and eventually to the world's stage...
, history of the wine regions - Bordeaux wine regionsBordeaux wine regionsThe wine regions of Bordeaux are the area around the city of Bordeaux within the Gironde department of Aquitaine. The region is naturally divided by the Gironde River into a Left Bank area which includes the Médoc and the subregions of St-Estèphe, Pauillac, St.-Julien, and Margaux and a Right Bank...
, the different AOCs and regions of Bordeaux - Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 resulted from the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, when Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for France's best Bordeaux wines which were to be on display for visitors from around the world...
, 19th century classification of Bordeaux wine estates - Dogue de BordeauxDogue de BordeauxThe Dogue de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Mastiff or French Mastiff or Bordeauxdog is a breed of dog that is strong, powerful, and imposing. The Dogue de Bordeaux is one of the most ancient French breeds. They are a typical brachycephalic molossoid type. Bordeaux are very powerful dogs, with a very muscular...
, a breed of dog - Plan Bordeaux, an initiative intended to avoid surplus wine
- FC Girondins de BordeauxFC Girondins de BordeauxFootball Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
, the football team in Bordeaux - Bordeaux mixtureBordeaux mixtureBordeaux mixture is a mixture of copper sulfate and slaked lime used as a fungicide in vineyards. It is used mainly to control garden, vineyard, nursery and farm infestations of fungi, primarily downy mildew which can result from infections of Plasmopara viticola. It was invented in the Bordeaux...
, a chemical recipe used to control fungus - University of BordeauxUniversity of BordeauxUniversity of Bordeaux is an association of higher education institutions in and around Bordeaux, France. Its current incarnation was established 21 March 2007. The group is the largest system of higher education schools in southwestern France. It is part of the Academy of Bordeaux.There are seven...
- LGV Bordeaux-ToulouseLGV Bordeaux-ToulouseThe LGV Bordeaux-Toulouse is an approximately 200 km long French high speed rail project reserved for passenger traffic between Bordeaux and Toulouse...
, a high-speed rail line - Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport, the airport serving Bordeaux
- Bordeaux–Paris, a cycling race
- Fedora (operating system)Fedora (operating system)Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
, a Linux-based operating system which was under the codename "Bordeaux"
and a number of actual and fictional people:
- Henry BordeauxHenry BordeauxHenri Bordeaux was a French writer and lawyer.Bordeaux came from a family of lawyers of Savoy. His grandfather was a magistrate and his father served on the Chambéry bar. During his early life, he relocated between Savoy and Paris and the tensions between provincial and city life influenced his...
, a French lawyer and writer - Sasha BordeauxSasha BordeauxSasha Bordeaux is a fictional character in the DC Universe. She was at first primarily associated with Batman, and has subsequently evolved an association with Checkmate in two of its incarnations...
, a comic book character - Huon of BordeauxHuon of BordeauxHuon of Bordeaux is the title character of a 13th century French epic with romance elements. He is a knight who, after unwittingly killing Charlot, the son of Emperor Charlemagne, is given a reprieve from death on condition that he fulfill a number of seemingly impossible tasks: he must travel to...
, a character in an epic French poem - Richard Bordeaux ParkerRichard Bordeaux ParkerRichard Bordeaux Parker was a United States Foreign Service Officer and an expert on the Middle East.He is the brother of David Stuart Parker-Early life:...
, an American diplomat - BordeauxBordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, a record album composed by Robin GuthrieRobin GuthrieRobin Guthrie is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. During his career Guthrie has played guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and other musical instruments, in addition to programming, sampling and sound processing...
of Cocteau TwinsCocteau TwinsCocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997, known for innovative instrumentation and atmospheric, non-lyrical vocals...
and Harold BuddHarold BuddHarold Budd is an American ambient/avant-garde composer and poet. Born in Los Angeles, he was raised in the Mojave Desert, and was inspired at an early age by the humming tone caused by wind blown across telephone wires....
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