# Poitou

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpwɑːtuː/ · frequency rank #99,713

## Definitions
1. A geographic region and former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the administrative regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou, ultimately from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/poitou