Aquitaine

See also: aquitaine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Aquitaine.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈækwɪteɪn/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌækwɪˈteɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Proper noun

Aquitaine

  1. A former region in France, which in 2016 was merged with Limousin and Poitou-Charentes to create the new region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aquitania. Doublet of the inherited Guyenne and Guienne, from Old French Aguyenne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ki.tɛn/
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Proper noun

Aquitaine f

  1. Gallia Aquitania (a province of the Roman Empire)
    Synonym: Gaule aquitaine
  2. Aquitaine (a former province of France)
    Meronyms: Béarn, Gascogne, Guyenne
  3. Aquitaine (a former region in France)
    Holonym: Gascogne
    Meronym: Béarn

Derived terms

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