The story
Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou-Charentes, after the historical regions of Poitou and Charente.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A former administrative region of France; since 2016 part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Capital: Poitiers. Full definition →
Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou-Charentes, after the historical regions of Poitou and Charente.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.