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Gallia Aquitania

Gallia Aquitania

9.9
A historical region in southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees during Roman rule
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Galia Aquitania
  • Archaeologists have uncovered numerous artifacts in the region once known as Gallia Aquitania.

Examples

  • The Romans conquered Gallia Aquitania during the campaigns of Caesar.

  • The boundaries of Gallia Aquitania shifted several times throughout ancient history.

  • The ancient region of Gallia Aquitania was rich in resources.

  • Did the Romans conquer Gallia Aquitania?

  • Archaeologists have uncovered numerous artifacts in the region once known as Gallia Aquitania.

  • The Romans conquered Gallia Aquitania during the campaigns of Caesar.

  • The boundaries of Gallia Aquitania shifted several times throughout ancient history.

Synonyms

Aquitaine
vsGallia Aquitania
1 7.8

A region in southwest France between the city of Bordeaux and the Pyrenees mountains

is the Roman-era name, not the modern administrative region
Aquitania
vsGallia Aquitania
9.9

A historical region in southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees

is the Roman period name for that same region

Surface Forms

Gallia Aquitania main

Morphology

Gallia + Aquitania

Both elements are place names (Gallia and Aquitania) whose meanings are geographic regions, so their concatenation straightforwardly denotes a specific historical region within Gallia/Aquitania. Place-name composition is a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent toponyms would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Gallia Aquitania was the name the Romans used for a part of 'Gaul' in southwest France. The name joins Gallia (Gaul) and Aquitania (land by rivers and the sea), so it became a simple label for that historical 'region' under Roman rule.