Poitou
Americannoun
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a region and former province in W France.
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Gate of, a wide pass near Poitiers.
noun
Example Sentences
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Today the beneficiaries are more likely to be in Poitou than in Paris.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2014
After a few days we were given a barn to sleep in, in the Poitou area.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2013
When Calembredaine tore off wig and wen, who should he be but Nicholas, the ever-loving peasant friend from old Poitou!
From Time Magazine Archive
As fast as their meagre equipment got ashore, these latecomers sped across Normandy and Poitou to meet the German tide.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once there were elm trees lining both sides of the Poitou here—nothing but stumps now, because over the last three years they’ve all been cut down for firewood.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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