Aunis

American  

[oh-nees] / oʊˈnis /

noun

1. a historic region in western France, on the Atlantic coast: once a fief of the duchy of Aquitaine.

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Example Sentences

CHARENTE-INF�RIEURE, a maritime department of south-western France, comprehending the old provinces of Saintonge and Aunis, and a small portion of Poitou, and including the islands of R�, Ol�ron, Aix and Madame.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

Gascony, Aunis, and Saintonge sent their wines to Flanders; Guyenne sent hers to England.

From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.

The road is level, but the scenes pleasing and the air fine; though, as you advance in the ancient Aunis, towards the sea, low grounds, which have been marshes, extend to a considerable distance.

From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Costello, Louisa Stuart

The gendarmes of Aunis, of whom our fugitives were claiming hospitality, had retired in good order after the defeat and the sauve qui peut of the chiefs.

From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Dumas père, Alexandre

"Gentlemen, we are marine officers, and you are gendarmes of Aunis, apparently."

From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Dumas père, Alexandre