Poitiers.
A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.
Meaning & usage
A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.
Where this word comes from
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.
plural of Poitier
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