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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of west-central France east-southeast of Nantes. Settled by a Gallic people, it was an early Christian center with important monasteries. Nearby, Edward the Black Prince defeated and captured John II of France on September 19, 1356.
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- proper noun A
city inFrance , capital of theVienne department and of thePoitou-Charentes region.
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- noun the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French
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Examples
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Other student marches were reported in Poitiers, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lille and Montpellier.
France in turmoil as nationwide strike over pension reform stretches on Edward Cody 2010
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A lot of ideas came from the long-ago year I lived in Poitiers, France, which was an important city during the Middle Ages.
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Other student marches were reported in Poitiers, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lille and Montpellier.
France in turmoil as nationwide strike over pension reform stretches on Edward Cody 2010
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Billaud-Varenne studied law and initially practiced with his father in Poitiers before being admitted to the bar in Paris in 1785.
Names 2007
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The Antique Wine Co. An extensive private cellar in Poitiers, France.
The Evolution of the Wine Cellar Jemima Sissons 2010
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The Black Prince and John had a terrible battle at a place called Poitiers, and the English gained another victory.
Young Folks' History of England Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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"First of all, I would stay at home sufficiently often not to arouse papa's suspicions, and the rest of my leisure I would spend in Poitiers, which is a very pleasant town.
Secret des Champdoce. English ��mile Gaboriau 1852
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Apart from travel, and in addition to the courses on medieval art and history I'd taken in Poitiers, I read bookshelves full of social history, religion, saints 'lives, and art theoryI read for a year before I even began the first chapter, and I kept reading all the way through the writing process.
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In Poitiers itself there was a small church that was open only one day a yearSaint Radegonde, named after "the most perfect woman of her time."
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I have long been a fan of the "real" Dianne de Poitiers and have seen her signature with 2 Ns, just like me!
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