ALL meanings of aquitaine
Aq·ui·taine
A a - noun aquitaine a region of SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: a former Roman province and medieval duchy. It is generally flat in the west, rising to the slopes of the Massif Central in the northeast and the Pyrenees in the south; mainly agricultural 3
- noun aquitaine historical region of SW France: orig., a division of Gaul; later, a duchy under the French crown, passed to English control when Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II; returned to France after Hundred Years' War 3
- noun aquitaine metropolitan region of modern France of much smaller size: 15,949 sq mi (41,308 sq km); pop. 2,796,000; chief city, Bordeaux 3
- noun aquitaine a lowland region in SW France, formerly an ancient Roman province and medieval duchy. 1