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Poitiers

Syllables: Poi·ti·ehUK/ˈpwɑːtɪ.eɪ/US/ˈpwɑti.eɪ/

Poitiers proper noun: a city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France. Also the plural of Poitier.

Proper noun

Poitiers

  1. A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.

Also used as

Poitiers is also the plural of Poitier.

Origin of Poitiers

Directly borrowed from French Poitiers, Middle French Poictiers, from Old French Peitiers, from Latin Pictāva, Pictāvium, Pictāvis, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words that rhyme with Poitiers

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Questions about Poitiers

What does Poitiers mean?
Poitiers means a city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.
What part of speech is Poitiers?
Poitiers is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Poitiers?
Poitiers is pronounced /ˈpwɑːtɪ.eɪ/ (UK).

Words near Poitiers in the dictionary

  1. Poissy
  2. Poitevin
  3. poitevinite
  4. Poitevins
  5. Poitier
  6. Poitiers
  7. Poitou
  8. Poitou-Charentes
  9. Poitra
  10. Poitras
  11. poitrel

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