Meanings
proper noun
- A geographic region and former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the administrative regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire.
Origin
- LatinPictāvus
- EnglishPoitou
Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou, ultimately from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Poitou
- Poitouhistorical region and former province in France
French Poitou
- Poitouhistorical region and former province in France
Japanese ポワトゥー
- ポワトゥー (Powatū)historical region and former province in France
Polish Poitou, Piktawia
- Poitouhistorical region and former province in France
- Piktawiahistorical region and former province in France
Russian Пуату́
- Пуату́ (Puatú)historical region and former province in France
Swedish Poitou
- Poitouhistorical region and former province in France
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Poitou
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APA
Poitou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitou
MLA
“Poitou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitou. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poitou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitou.
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