Guienne

American  

[gwee-yen] / gwiˈjɛn /

Or Guyenne

noun

1. a former province in SW France.

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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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Example Sentences

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Guienne

If't be, then, certes, he hath made a grievous error; for he went to Guienne, hoping to return speedily with much booty.

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

In the meantime the Black Prince had penetrated from Guienne to the heart of France, fought the famous battle of Poitiers, and taken King John prisoner.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 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

The Care of the Prince of Anhalt's Education was committed to M. de Chalisac, a Native of Guienne.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by Karl Ludwig von P?llnitz

Edward, in a letter, dated November 26, inquired particularly of the senechal of Agen, in Guienne, respecting the charges against the Templars.

From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley

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