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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A historical region of southwest France between the Pyrenees and the Garonne River. The duchy of Aquitaine was joined with France after the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to King Louis VII in 1137, but its possession was disputed after her subsequent marriage to Henry II of England.
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- proper noun A
region ofFrance .
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- noun a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
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Examples
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Once a favorite pirate hangout this old fishing port in Aquitaine's Basque Country continues to charm with its tiny narrow, winding streets and picturesque harbor.
Karen Schaler: 20 Fabulous French Finds in Bordeaux and Basque Country Karen Schaler 2010
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Once a favorite pirate hangout this old fishing port in Aquitaine's Basque Country continues to charm with its tiny narrow, winding streets and picturesque harbor.
Karen Schaler: 20 Fabulous French Finds in Bordeaux and Basque Country Karen Schaler 2010
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Once a favorite pirate hangout this old fishing port in Aquitaine's Basque Country continues to charm with its tiny narrow, winding streets and picturesque harbor.
Karen Schaler: 20 Fabulous French Finds in Bordeaux and Basque Country Karen Schaler 2010
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Once a favorite pirate hangout this old fishing port in Aquitaine's Basque Country continues to charm with its tiny narrow, winding streets and picturesque harbor.
Karen Schaler: 20 Fabulous French Finds in Bordeaux and Basque Country Karen Schaler 2010
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His second and third sons were brought up in Aquitaine, and imbued with its poetical spirit; and the House of Anjou entirely overshadowed that of Capet.
A Parallel History of France and England; Consisting of Outlines and Dates 1871
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This month, the French government agreed to enforce the original ban after campaigners revealed that an estimated 30,000 birds were still being poached each year in Aquitaine.
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And these things -- for example, the role of ELF-Aquitaine, which is a partly-owned French company, is now under investigation judicially in France because of all the payoffs and so on that are involved.
Press Briefing By Africa Scholars ITY National Archives 1998
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Goths who occupied the country called Aquitaine lying south of the
Famous Men of the Middle Ages Addison B. Poland 1885
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When peace was finally made between England and France, after the wars described in the last chapter were over, one of the results of the treaty which was made was that certain provinces in the southwestern part of France were ceded to England, and formed into a principality called Aquitaine, and this principality was placed under the dominion of the Black Prince.
Richard II Makers of History Jacob Abbott 1841
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Undoubtedly most famous worldwide for its legendary wines, Bordeaux is the capital of the region known as Aquitaine and is a major cultural centre and a transportation hub between southern France and Spain. "
Decanter News 2009
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