Poitiers

American  

[pwa-tyey] / pwaˈtyeɪ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.

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Poitiers British  

/ pwatje /

noun

1. a city in S central France: capital of the former province of Poitou until 1790; scene of the battle (1356) in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French; university (1432). Pop: 83 448 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Sahelanthropus was first uncovered in the Djurab desert of Chad by paleontologists from the University of Poitiers in the early 2000s.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

She became famous as the founder and abbess of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Poitiers and was widely venerated as a saint after her death.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Opponents of the irrigation project in Sainte-Soline, near Poitiers, marched in large numbers on Saturday despite a ban on gatherings in the district.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2023

Poitiers said that competing climate subsidies from the E.U. were unlikely, and the chances of establishing a carve-out in the U.S. law to create a kind of “green” free-trade agreement were remote.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

In 1260 the charter granted by Alphonse of Poitiers to the town of Auzon specially exempts the accused from torture, no matter what the crime involved.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles