Aquitaine
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Aquitaine, from Latin Aquitania, from aqua (“water”) + -ania (suffix forming place names) and distinguishing the intended area of Gaul. Doublet of Aquitania and Guyenne.
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Proper noun
Aquitaine
- (historical) A former duchy in the kingdom of France, long held by the kings of England.
- (historical) A former province of the kingdom of France.
- (historical) A former administrative region of France, now part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- (historical, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of Aquitania.
- (sometimes proscribed) Short for Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Synonyms
- (duchy): Gascony (sometimes distinguished as southern Aquitaine); Guyenne (sometimes distinguished as northern Aquitaine); Aquitania
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Translations
former region of France
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Aquitania. Doublet of the inherited Guyenne and Guienne, from Old French Aguyenne.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aquitaine f
- Gallia Aquitanica (a province of the Roman Empire)
- Synonym: Gaule aquitaine
- Aquitaine (a former province of France)
- Aquitaine (a former region in France)
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Descendants
- → English: Aquitaine