"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 [UK], pwŭtʹē-ā [UK], pwäʹtē-ā [US], pwä'tē-āʹ [US] 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, {{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)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From 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, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "city in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Poitiers"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Puatʹjé",
      "sense": "city in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Пуатье́"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Poitiers"
  ],
  "word": "Poitiers"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English proper noun forms",
    "English terms suffixed with -s",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Poitier + -s.",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "Poitier"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of Poitier"
      ],
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          "Poitier#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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