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Poitou
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English
Etymology
en fr Poitou, ultimately from en la Pictāvus, after the en Pictones, the en cel-gau - tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpwɑːtuː/ /ˈpwʌtuː/ UK, pwäʹto͞o pwŭtʹo͞o
en /pwɑˈtu/ US, pwä-to͞oʹ
en uː 2
en Poi tou
Proper noun
en Q954076en geographic region/and/former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the adr:pref/Nouvelle-Aquitaine,Pays de la Loire.
Related terms
en Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
en Poitevin
en poitevinite
en Poitiers
Translations
historical region and former province in France
Catalan: ca Poitou m
Old Catalan: roa-oca Piteu m, roa-oca Peiteu m
French: fr Poitou m
Japanese: ja ポワトゥー Powatū
Middle English: enm Peytow
Occitan: oc Peitau m
Picard: pcd Poétou m
Poitevin-Saintongeais: roa-poi Poetou m
Polish: pl Poitou n, pl Piktawia f
Russian: ru Пуату́ m
Swedish: sv Poitou
French
fr:
Etymology
fr frm -, fr fro -, from fr la Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the fr cel-gau - tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation
fr u 2
fr Poi tou
Proper noun
m
fr Poitou Q954076
Proper noun
mf
fr
Derived terms
fr Poitou-Charentes
Related terms
fr poitevin
fr Poitevin m, fr Poitevine f
fr Poitiers