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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Guienne

For this he was continued in the Command of Guienne, and particularly of Bourdeaux.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II 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

Mainly to him must be attributed the expulsion of the English from Normandy, Guienne, and Poitou.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

"And, now tell me, how goes the war in Guienne?"

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

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 Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

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