Aquitaine

[ak-wi-teyn, a-kee-ten]

noun

1. a lowland region in SW France, formerly an ancient Roman province and medieval duchy.

Aquitaine

/ ˌækwɪˈteɪn, akitɛn /

noun

1. Ancient name: Aquitania. a region of SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: a former Roman province and medieval duchy. It is generally flat in the west, rising to the slopes of the Massif Central in the northeast and the Pyrenees in the south; mainly agricultural

Example Sentences

The actress, playing his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine, gave him "the best advice I've had" as they rehearsed their first scene together.

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Ms. McQueen is splendid, Mr. Bean elevates the entire production and Connie Nielsen is an imperious Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman with her own queenly agendas.

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After the 1152 marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry Plantagenet, the Duke of Normandy and future King Henry II, Bordeaux wine began to flow north to England.

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And they wanted France and a land called the Aquitaine, and then they fought over that.

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Only Brittany and Aquitaine in the south-west are in a relatively safe position.

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