"Poitiers" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpwɑːtɪ.eɪ/ [UK], /ˈpwʌtɪ.eɪ/ [UK], /ˈpwɑti.eɪ/ [US], /ˌpwɑtiˈeɪ/ [US]
enPR: pwäʹtē-ā Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Directly borrowed from French Poitiers, Middle French Poictiers, from Old French Peitiers, from Latin Pictāva, Pictāvium, Pictāvis, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region. Etymology templates: {{unadapted borrowing|en|fr|Poitiers|notext=1}} French Poitiers, {{der|en|frm|Poictiers}} Middle French Poictiers, {{der|en|fro|Peitiers}} Old French Peitiers, {{der|en|la|Pictāva}} Latin Pictāva, {{m|la|Pictāvium}} Pictāvium, {{m|la|Pictāvis}} Pictāvis, {{m|la|Pictones}} Pictones, {{der|en|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Poitiers
  1. A city, the capital of the Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France. Categories (place): Cities in France, Cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Departmental capitals, Places in France, Places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Related terms: Poitevin, poitevinite, Poitou Translations (city in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France): Պուատիե (Puatie) (Armenian), Piteus [feminine] (Catalan), Peiteus [feminine] (Catalan), Peiteu [feminine] (Catalan), Poitiers [neuter] (Dutch), Poitiers [masculine] (French), Πουατιέ (Pouatié) [neuter] (Greek), Peituborg [feminine] (Icelandic), Limōnum Pictāvium [neuter] (Latin), Limōnum [neuter] (Latin), Poictiers [masculine] (Middle French), Peitieus [feminine] (Occitan), Peitiers [masculine] (Old French), Poetàe (Poitevin-Saintongeais), Poitiers [masculine] (Portuguese), Пуатье́ (Puatʹjé) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Poitiers-en-name-vS28Askt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Poitier + -s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Poitier|s}} Poitier + -s Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun form}} Poitiers
  1. plural of Poitier Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Poitier
    Sense id: en-Poitiers-en-name-it~QnTJj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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