Poitiers
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English
Etymology 1
Directly borrowed from French Poitiers, Middle French Poictiers, from Old French Peitiers, from Latin Pictāva, Pictāvium, Pictāvis, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpwɑːtɪ.eɪ/, /ˈpwʌtɪ.eɪ/, enPR: pwäʹtē-ā, pwŭtʹē-ā
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpwɑti.eɪ/, /ˌpwɑtiˈeɪ/, enPR: pwäʹtē-ā, pwä'tē-āʹ
- Rhymes: -eɪ
- Hyphenation: Poi‧ti‧eh
Proper noun
Poitiers
- A city, the capital of the Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.
Related terms
Translations
city in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
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Etymology 2
Proper noun
Poitiers
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French Poictiers, from Old French Peitiers, from Latin Pictāva, Pictāvium, Pictāvis, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Poitiers m
- Poitiers (a city, the capital of the Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)
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Descendants
- English: Poitiers
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