Meanings
proper noun
- A former administrative region of France; since 2016 part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Capital: Poitiers.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou-Charentes, after the historical regions of Poitou and Charente.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بواتو شارنت
- بواتو شارنت (bwātū shārint)former region of France
Catalan Peitau-Xarantes, Poitou-Charentes
- Peitau-Xarantesformer region of France
- Poitou-Charentesformer region of France
French Poitou-Charentes
- Poitou-Charentesformer region of France
Italian Poitou-Charentes
- Poitou-Charentesformer region of France
Japanese ポワトゥー゠シャラント
- ポワトゥー゠シャラント (Powatū-Sharanto)former region of France
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Poitou-Charentes
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Poitou-Charentes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitou-Charentes
MLA
“Poitou-Charentes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitou-Charentes. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poitou-Charentes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitou-Charentes.
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