English Explanatory Dictionary

Poitiers

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.
name
  1. plural of Poitier

Pronunciation

/ˈpwɑːtɪ.eɪ/ /ˈpwʌtɪ.eɪ/ pwäʹtē-ā pwŭtʹē-ā /ˈpwɑti.eɪ/ /ˌpwɑtiˈeɪ/ pwä'tē-āʹ

Word forms

Poitiers

Etymology

Directly borrowed from French Poitiers, Middle French Poictiers, from Old French Peitiers, from Latin Pictāva, Pictāvium, Pictāvis, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

Related words

Poitevin poitevinite Poitou
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