Aquitaine

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˌækwɪˈteɪn/, French: /akitɛn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ak′wi tān′; Fr. a kē ten′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Aq•ui•taine  (ak′wi tān′; Fr. a kē ten′),USA pronunciation n. 
    a lowland region in SW France, formerly an ancient Roman province and medieval duchy. Latin, Aq•ui•ta•ni•a  (ak′wi tā′nē ə).USA pronunciation 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Aquitaine /ˌækwɪˈteɪn; French: akitɛn/ n
  1. a former region of SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: previously a 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 agriculturalAncient name: Aquitania /ˌækwɪˈteɪnɪə/
'Aquitaine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Charente - Charente-Maritime - Deux-Sèvres - Dordogne - Eleanor of Aquitaine - Gironde - Guienne - Haute-Vienne - Landes - Lot-et-Garonne - Pyrénées-Atlantiques - Vienne

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