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Aquitaine

Aquitaine

1 7.8
A region in southwest France between the city of Bordeaux and the Pyrenees mountains
  • proper noun
translation icon : Aquitania
  • We were dukes of Aquitaine... counts of Louergue, Gercy, Albi... marquises of Narbonne, Gothea, viscounts of Lautrec.
  • Surfing in Aquitaine
  • Aquitaine littoral

His son Charles would get the north, his son Pepin would get Lombardy and Bavaria, and his son Louis would have Aquitaine.

Examples

  • As heiress of Aquitaine, I had no choice.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Local communities are also integral to the promotion of surfing, and the Aquitaine Regional Council has actively supported sliding and gliding sports since 1990.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Your next stop is France and the picturesque village of Aquitaine.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Bonus addition if we could have three people: add in Eleanor of Aquitaine!

    Blog text (33)

  • The Development of Surfing in the Aquitaine

    Academic text (1998)

  • When the play begins, Aymery, accompanied by his illegitimate cousin, Raymond, is leaving St. Fabien for Aquitaine to escape his arranged marriage to Claude, the daughter of Count de Peyriac and the heir to the throne.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The fifth-century writer Prosper of Aquitaine is generally credited with coining the phrase legem credendi lex statuat supplicandi.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Queen Eleanor ruled over the vast region of Aquitaine in southwestern France.

  • The vineyards in Aquitaine produce some of the finest wines in the country.

  • Historically, Aquitaine was a significant area for trade between France and Spain.

Synonyms

Aquitania
vsAquitaine
9.9

A historical region in southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees

is the historical and administrative region rather than only historical
Gallia Aquitania
vsAquitaine
  • Literature
9.9

A historical region in southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees during Roman rule

is the broader historical and administrative region not limited to Roman naming

Surface Forms

Aquitaine main

Etymology

Aquitaine comes from the old Latin name Aquitania, which was the name for the people who lived in that part of France. A helpful way to remember it is to think of aqua 'water', because the region has a long coast and many rivers, so Aquitaine feels like the 'land by the water'.