Aquitaine

[ ak-wi-teyn; French a-kee-ten ]

/ ˈæk wɪˌteɪn; French a kiˈtɛn /

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noun

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

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Latin Aq·ui·ta·ni·a

[ak-wi-tey-nee-uh]. /ˌæk wɪˈteɪ ni ə/.

Words nearby Aquitaine

Aquilo, Aquinas, Aquinas, Thomas, Aquino, aquí se habla español, Aquitaine, aquiver, a quo, Ar, Ara, araara

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How to use Aquitaine in a sentence

Groff imagines Marie as a gawky, willful young woman who followed English queen Eleanor of Aquitaine from France to England.
The Vox Book Club is spending October reading and talking to Lauren Groff|Constance Grady|September 30, 2021|Vox
Accordingly one Priest was immediately summoned from Aquitaine, and another was chosen in France.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Louis had been unable to induce Toulouse and Aquitaine to compose their feud; there was little to fear from his quarter.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
About three hundred men-at-arms constituted the cavalcade of the Duke of Aquitaine.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

Fearing to be met by some of the guests of the Duke of Aquitaine, the serf had smeared soot mixed with grease over his face.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
The government of Aquitaine was extended from the Pyrenees to the Loire.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon

British Dictionary definitions for Aquitaine

Aquitaine

/ (ˌækwɪˈteɪn, French akitɛn) /

noun

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 agriculturalAncient name: Aquitania (ˌækwɪˈteɪnɪə)

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