Etymology

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Today it means: An administrative region in southwestern France, established in 2016 by the merger of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes. Full definition →

French Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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  1. French · borrowed fromNouvelle-Aquitaine
  2. English todayNouvelle-Aquitaine

Borrowed from French Nouvelle-Aquitaine (literally “New Aquitaine”).

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