Poitou-Charentes


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Poitou-Charentes

(French pwatuʃarɑ̃t)
n
(Placename) a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
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Poi•tou-Cha•rentes

(pwa tu ʃaˈrɑ̃t)
n.
a metropolitan region in W France. 1,595,000; 9965 sq. mi. (25,810 sq. km).
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Noun1.Poitou-Charentes - a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
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