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

Feron is an international-standard official whose promising career was halted when he was attacked in the French city of Poitiers in November 2022.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024

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

“There’s potential for this to escalate into a larger conflict,” Niclas Poitiers, a research fellow specializing in international trade at Bruegel, a Brussels-based think tank, told DealBook.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

And pray," continued La Reynie, in the same tone, "what private conversations took place between you and the Chevalier at Poitiers?

From The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)