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Poi·tou 
[pwa-too] Pronunciation Key
[pwa-too] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a region and former province in W France. |
| 2. | Gate of, a wide pass near Poitiers. |
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| Poi·tou
(pwä-tōō') Pronunciation Key
A historical region of west-central France bordering on the Bay of Biscay. A part of the Roman province of Aquitania, it fell to the Visigoths (A.D. 418) and the Franks (507) and was frequently contested by France and England until the end of the Hundred Years' War, when it was incorporated into the French crown lands. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| poitou | |
noun | |
| a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay [syn: Poitou-Charentes] |
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