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Definition of Poitou
1. Noun. A low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay.
Group relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: French Region
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poitou
Literary usage of Poitou
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"If Poitou were still in the hands of the Count of La Marche and the Viscount ...
In 1241 Alfonse came of age, and Louis at once invested him with Poitou and ..."
2. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"If Poitou were still in the hands of the Count of La Marche and the Viscount ...
In 1241 Alfonse came of age, and Louis at once invested him with Poitou and ..."
3. History of England from the Accession of Henry III to the Death of Edward by Thomas Frederick Tout (1905)
"If Poitou were still in the hands of the Count of La Marche and the Viscount ...
In 1241 Alfonse came of age, and Louis at once invested him with Poitou and ..."
4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"... a town of France, formerly capital of the province of Poitou, and now of the
department of Vienne, 180 m. SW of Paris; pop. in 1872, 30036. ..."
5. The Earth and Its Inhabitants by Élisée Reclus (1881)
"The gap between the central plateau and the heights of northern Poitou has been
fought for on many occasions by the men of the North and the South. ..."
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