Guienne

or Guy·enne

[ gwee-yen ]

noun
  1. a former province in SW France.

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How to use Guienne in a sentence

  • In 1345 there was serious fighting in Guienne, in the course of which the earl of Derby won a considerable victory at Auberoche.

    Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
  • They cultivated the fine lands of the Cevennes, the vineyards of Guienne, the cloths of Caen.

  • Next morning they had passed Belle Isle, and ran through the midst of a fleet of transports returning from Guienne.

    The White Company | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • With shout and jest and snatch of song they streamed from the room, and all was peaceful once more in the "Rose de Guienne."

    The White Company | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • During his governorship of Guienne in 1622 he had some scandalous scenes with the parlement and the archbishop of Bordeaux.

British Dictionary definitions for Guienne

Guienne

Guyenne

/ (French ɡɥijɛn) /


noun
  1. a former province of SW France: formed, with Gascony, the duchy of Aquitaine during the 12th century

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