Aquitaine

See also: aquitaine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Aquitaine, from Latin Gallia Aquitania, from aqua (“water”) + -ania (“forming place names”) and distinguishing the intended area of Gaul. Doublet of Aquitania and Guyenne.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈækwɪteɪn/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌækwɪˈteɪn/
• Rhymes: -eɪn

Proper noun

Aquitaine

2. (historical) A former duchy in the kingdom of France, long held by the kings of England.
4. (historical) A former province of the kingdom of France.
6. (historical) A former administrative region of France, now part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
7. (historical, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of Aquitania.
8. (sometimes proscribed) Short for Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Synonyms

• (duchy): Gascony (sometimes distinguished as southern Aquitaine); Guyenne (sometimes distinguished as northern Aquitaine); Aquitania

Derived terms

• Aquitainian

 

Related terms

• Aquitanian

 

Translations

former region of France

• Basque: Akitania
• Catalan: Aquitània (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿基坦 (zh) (Ājītǎn)

• Czech: Akvitánie (cs) f
• Danish: Aquitaine (da)
• Dutch: Aquitanië n
• Finnish: Akvitania (fi)
• French: Aquitaine (fr) f
• Galician: Aquitania (gl)
• Georgian: აკვიტანია (aḳviṭania)
• German: Aquitanien (de) n
• Greek: Ακουιτανία (el) f (Akouitanía)
• Hebrew: אקיטן f
• Italian: Aquitania f
• Japanese: アキテーヌ (Akitēnu)
• Latin: Aquitania (la) f
• Norman: Atchitaine f
• Occitan: Aquitània (oc) f
• Poitevin-Saintongeais: Aguiéne f
• Polish: Akwitania (pl) f
• Portuguese: Aquitânia f
• Russian: Аквита́ния (ru) f (Akvitánija)
• Sardinian: Achitània f
• Spanish: Aquitania (es) f
• Swedish: Akvitanien n
• Welsh: Acwitania f
• West Frisian: Akwitaanje n

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aquitania. Doublet of the inherited Guyenne and Guienne, from Old French Aguyenne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ki.tɛn/

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Proper noun

Aquitaine f

1. Gallia Aquitania (a province of the Roman Empire)

   Synonym: Gaule aquitaine

2. Aquitaine (a former province of France)

   Meronyms: Béarn, Gascogne, Guyenne

3. Aquitaine (a former region in France)

   Holonym: Gascogne

   Meronym: Béarn

Derived terms

• Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Related terms

• aquitain

Descendants

• → English: Aquitaine