Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A historical region of west-central France bordering on the Bay of Biscay. A part of the Roman province of Aquitania, it fell to the Visigoths (AD 418) and the Franks (507) and was frequently contested by France and England until the end of the Hundred Years' War, when it was incorporated into the French crown lands.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
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The king went with the army in Poitou, where the property of the Huguenots was pillaged.
A Parallel History of France and England; Consisting of Outlines and Dates
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The alarmed English government sent a spy, the Scot Jon Lamb, to assassinate Owain, who had been given the task of besieging Mortagne sur Mer in Poitou.
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The alarmed English government sent a spy, the Scot Jon Lamb, to assassinate Owain, who had been given the task of besieging Mortagne sur Mer in Poitou.
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After the death of her mother, her father had withdrawn thence, and gone to reside with his brother in Poitou.
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Solar power in Langueme is part of a renewable energy project sponsored by the French region of Poitou Charente.
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That is why Fatick's regional government partnered with Poitou Charente in 2008 to develop a renewable energy project in Senegal to give light to villages such as Langueme.
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On Sunday, she was re-elected governor of the Poitou-Charentes region with an estimated 61% of the votes, according to TNS Sofres.
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On Sunday, she was re-elected governor of the Poitou-Charentes region with an estimated 61% of the votes, according to TNS Sofres.
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Colleen (I met you in New York and am now resident in Adriers in Poitou-Charentes and loving every minute!)
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On Sunday, she was re-elected governor of the Poitou-Charentes region with an estimated 61% of the votes, according to TNS Sofres.
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