Isère
Americannoun
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a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
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a department in SE France. 3,180 sq. mi. (8,235 sq. km). Grenoble.
noun
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a department of SE France, in Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Grenoble. Pop: 1 128 755 (2003 est). Area: 7904 sq km (3083 sq miles)
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a river in SE France, rising in the Graian Alps and flowing west and southwest to join the River Rhône near Valence. Length: 290 km (180 miles)
Example Sentences
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Sixty-four people had to be evacuated by helicopter after their village was cut off in Isère.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Leveugle was arrested in 2024 after visiting his brother in the Isère department around Grenoble, a city in south-eastern France.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
But in Isère, Ms. Chatelain said, no bird would nest in a hedge on March 15 because the hedge is still frozen.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024
“I’m very proud of what I’ve done,” Macron told reporters during a visit to the southeastern French region of Isère.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2022
At the confluence of the newly married Drac and Isère rose the domes and towers of stately old Grenoble, hoary with history; and never a town had a nobler setting.
From The Princess Passes by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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