Poitiers

[ pwa-tyey ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.

Poitiers

/ pwatje /

noun

1. a city in S central France: capital of the former province of Poitou until 1790; scene of the battle (1356) in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French; university (1432). Pop: 83 448 (1999)

Example Sentences

A drug trafficking-related shooting in the western French city of Poitiers escalated into a brawl on Thursday night involving up to 600 people, French authorities say.

From BBC

This discovery and the characterization of Naegleriaviruses were made possible through international collaboration with researchers from the universities in Poitiers, the Canary Islands, and the US-based Joint Genome Institute.

From Science Daily

Opponents of the irrigation project in Sainte-Soline, near Poitiers, marched in large numbers on Saturday despite a ban on gatherings in the district.

From BBC

Poitiers said that competing climate subsidies from the E.U. were unlikely, and the chances of establishing a carve-out in the U.S. law to create a kind of “green” free-trade agreement were remote.

From New York Times

“A lot will depend on the political will of national governments,” said Niclas Poitiers, a trade researcher at Bruegel, a Brussels-based research institute.

From New York Times