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Aquitania

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Aq·ui·ta·ni·a  (kw-tn-)
A Roman division of southwest Gaul extending from the Pyrenees to the Garonne River and roughly coextensive with the historical region of Aquitaine. Its Iberian peoples were conquered by Julius Caesar in 56 b.c. The region passed to the Franks in a.d. 507.
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Noun1.Aquitania - a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the PyreneesAquitania - a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
Aquitaine
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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