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Poi·tiers (pwä-ty

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A city of west-central France east-southeast of Nantes. Settled by a Gallic people, it was an early Christian center with important monasteries. Nearby, Edward the Black Prince defeated and captured John II of France on September 19, 1356. Population: 89,000.

Poitiers (French) [pwatje]

(Placename) a city in S central France: capital of the former province of Poitou until 1790; scene of the battle (1356) in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French; university (1432). Pop.: 78 894 (1990)

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Poitiers - the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French

battle of Poitiers

France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

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Poitiers (redirected from Poitiers, Vienne)

Poitiers
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