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Guienne

American  
[gwee-yen] / gwiˈyɛn /
Or Guyenne

noun

  1. a former province in SW France.


Guienne British  
/ ɡɥijɛn /

noun

  1. a former province of SW France: formed, with Gascony, the duchy of Aquitaine during the 12th century

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But, mark my word, this will be no child's-play, for, methinks, the King will be loth to let Guienne slip through his fingers.

From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

He gave the duke of Berry distant Guienne.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various

During this time Dunois in Guienne was taking Bordeaux and Bayonne.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

Cardinal Beaufort, and after him Suffolk, sought by working for peace to secure at least Guienne and Normandy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

"I could not plight my troth to the King of Portugal, or to Monsieur de Guienne, or to any that they proposed to me, for my future lord," answered Isabella, ingenuously.

From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore

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