Guienne


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Gui·enne

or Guy·enne  (gē-ĕn′)
A historical region and former province of southwest France. Part of England after the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II in 1152, it was reconquered by France in 1453.
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Guienne

(French ɡɥijɛn) or

Guyenne

n
(Placename) a former province of SW France: formed, with Gascony, the duchy of Aquitaine during the 12th century
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Gui•enne

or Guy•enne

(gwiˈyɛn)

n.
a former province in SW France.
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So Launcelot sailed to his Duchy of Guienne with his following, and Gawaine soon followed with an army, and he beguiled Arthur to go with him.
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BOUSSEAU, S., BRILLARD, J.P., MARQUANT-LE- GUIENNE, B., GUERIN, B., CAMUS, A.
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