Saintonge
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Saintonge
- A former province of France, now part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- A habitational surname from French.
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Etymology
From Middle French Xaintonge, from Old French Xainctonge, from Latin Santones, from Ancient Greek Σάντονες, Σάντονοι, Σάντωνες (Sántones, Sántonoi, Sántōnes), a Celtic tribe that lived in the region of Xainctonge and the settlement of Xainctes (now Saintes, France).
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Proper noun
Saintonge f
- Saintonge (a former province of France), whose capital was the city of Saintes
- a habitational surname, Saintonge
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- English: Saintonge