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Aquitaine

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Aquitaine, from Latin Aquitania, from aqua (water) + -ania (suffix forming place names) and distinguishing the intended area of Gaul. Doublet of Aquitania and Guyenne.

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Aquitaine

  1. (historical) A former duchy in the kingdom of France, long held by the kings of England.
  2. (historical) A former province of the kingdom of France.
  3. (historical) A former administrative region of France, now part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
  4. (historical, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of Aquitania.
  5. (sometimes proscribed) Short for Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Synonyms

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  • (duchy): Gascony (sometimes distinguished as southern Aquitaine); Guyenne (sometimes distinguished as northern Aquitaine); Aquitania

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Aquitania. Doublet of the inherited Guyenne and Guienne, from Old French Aguyenne.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ki.tɛn/
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Proper noun

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Aquitaine f

  1. Gallia Aquitanica (a province of the Roman Empire)
    Synonym: Gaule aquitaine
  2. Aquitaine (a former province of France)
    Meronyms: Béarn, Gascogne, Guyenne
  3. Aquitaine (a former region in France)
    Holonym: Gascogne
    Meronym: Béarn

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Descendants

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  • English: Aquitaine