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Etymology 1

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpwɑːtɪ.eɪ/, /ˈpwʌtɪ.eɪ/, enPR: pwäʹtē-ā, pwŭtʹē-ā
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpwɑti.eɪ/, /ˌpwɑtiˈeɪ/, enPR: pwäʹtē-ā, pwä'tē-āʹ
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
  • Hyphenation: Poi‧ti‧eh

Proper noun

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Poitiers

  1. A city, the capital of the Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.
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Etymology 2

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From Poitier +‎ -s.

Proper noun

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Poitiers

  1. plural of Poitier

French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pwa.tje/
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Poi‧tiers

Proper noun

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Poitiers m

  1. Poitiers (a city, the capital of the Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)
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Descendants

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  • English: Poitiers