Aquitaine

[ ak-wi-teyn; French a-kee-ten ]

noun

1. a lowland region in SW France, formerly an ancient Roman province and medieval duchy.

Aquitaine

/ ˌækwɪˈteɪn; akitɛn /

noun

1. a region of SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: a former Roman province and medieval duchy. It is generally flat in the west, rising to the slopes of the Massif Central in the northeast and the Pyrenees in the south; mainly agricultural Ancient nameAquitaniaˌækwɪˈteɪnɪə

Example Sentences

After the 1152 marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry Plantagenet, the Duke of Normandy and future King Henry II, Bordeaux wine began to flow north to England.

From Salon

And they wanted France and a land called the Aquitaine, and then they fought over that.

From Salon

Only Brittany and Aquitaine in the south-west are in a relatively safe position.

From BBC

Ms. Meade had already published a biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who in the 12th century was queen of both England and France, when she decided to turn her attention to another personality.

From New York Times

In the end, the real winner is surely Katharine Hepburn, who won an Oscar for her performance as Eleanor of Aquitaine, the king’s wife.

From New York Times