Poitiers

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proper noun

A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.

OriginMiddle French Poictiers ← Old French Peitiers ← Latin Pictāva →
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Meanings

Poitiers1

proper noun
  1. A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.

Poitiers2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Poitier

Origin

Poitiers · proper noun

  1. LatinPictāva
  2. Old FrenchPeitiers
  3. Middle FrenchPoictiers
  4. EnglishPoitiers

Directly borrowed from French Poitiers, Middle French Poictiers, from Old French Peitiers, from Latin Pictāva, Pictāvium, Pictāvis, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

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Poitiers · proper noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

Catalan Piteus, Peiteus
  • Piteuscity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
  • Peiteuscity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
  • Peiteucity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Chinese Mandarin 普瓦捷
  • 普瓦捷 (Pǔwájié)city in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Dutch Poitiers
  • Poitierscity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
French Poitiers
  • Poitierscity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Greek Πουατιέ
  • Πουατιέ (Pouatié)city in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Icelandic Peituborg
  • Peituborgcity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Latin Limōnum Pictāvium, Limōnum
  • Limōnum Pictāviumcity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
  • Limōnumcity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Portuguese Poitiers
  • Poitierscity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Russian Пуатье́
  • Пуатье́ (Puatʹjé)city in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Poitiers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitiers

MLA

“Poitiers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitiers. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poitiers,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitiers.

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