Nouvelle-Aquitaine

proper noun

An administrative region in southwestern France, established in 2016 by the merger of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative New Aquitaine

  1. An administrative region in southwestern France, established in 2016 by the merger of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. FrenchNouvelle-Aquitaine
  2. EnglishNouvelle-Aquitaine

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Nieu-Akwitanië
  • Nieu-Akwitaniëregion of France
Arabic أقطانية الجديدة
  • أقطانية الجديدةregion of France
Catalan Nova Aquitània
  • Nova Aquitàniaregion of France
Chinese Mandarin 新阿基坦
  • 新阿基坦 (Xīn Ājītǎn)region of France
Dutch Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nieuw-Aquitanië
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaineregion of France
  • Nieuw-Aquitaniëregion of France
French Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaineregion of France
Hebrew אקיטן החדשה
  • אקיטן החדשהregion of France
Italian Nuova Aquitania
  • Nuova Aquitaniaregion of France
Latin Nova Aquitania
  • Nova Aquitaniaregion of France
Polish Nowa Akwitania
  • Nowa Akwitaniaregion of France
Swedish Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nya Akvitanien
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaineregion of France
  • Nya Akvitanienregion of France
Thai นูแวลากีแตน
  • นูแวลากีแตน (nuu-wɛɛ-laa-gii-dtɛn)region of France
Turkish Yeni Akitanya
  • Yeni Akitanyaregion of France
Cite this entry
APA

Nouvelle-Aquitaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nouvelle-Aquitaine

MLA

“Nouvelle-Aquitaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nouvelle-Aquitaine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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