Definition of Poitou-Charentes

1. Noun. A low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay.

Exact synonyms: Poitou
Group relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: French Region

Definition of Poitou-Charentes

1. Proper noun. A région of France. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poitou-Charentes

Poiseuille's law
Poiseuille's space
Poiseuille's viscosity coefficient
Poisson
Poisson's ratio
Poisson-Pearson formula
Poisson distribution
Poisson distributions
Poisson process
Poisson processes
Poissonian
Poissons
Poitier
Poitiers
Poitou
Poitou-Charentes (current term)
Poitou colic
Poivrade
Pokomo
Pokédollar
Pokédollars
Pokéfan
Pokéfans
Pokémaniac
Pokémaniacs
Polack
Polacks
Poland
Poland's syndrome

Literary usage of Poitou-Charentes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Information and Communication Technologies and Rural Development by Philip Wade (2001)
"Case Study I The Poitou-Charentes Region and ICTS I. Background The ... Depending on which indicators are used, Poitou-Charentes harbours between 200 and ..."

2. Cities and Regions in the New Learning Economy by Oecd (2001)
"were 60 years old and above, compared with 24.35 per cent for Poitou-Charentes and just 20 per cent for France as a whole. Between I960 and 1995, ..."

3. Transport of Waste Products: Transport of Waste Products by Ecmt (2001)
"... eg 24 km for the Limousin and over 93 km for Poitou-Charentes; - Categories of waste; for example, the average distance over which iron and steel scrap ..."

4. Agriculture, Trade and the Environment by Dimitris Diakosavvas (2005)
"... Germany (Bayern, Niedersachsen and Nordrhein-Westfalen), France (Centre, Picardie, Champagne-Ardenne, Poitou- Charentes and Midi-Pyrenees), ..."

5. Golf Guide Britain and Ireland 2004 by Hunter Publishing, Incorporated (2004)
"... with the regions of Poitou Charentes, Limousin, Auvergne and the Loire Valley. There ¡sa good choice of excellent golf, including the picturesque ..."

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