Poitou-Charentes

Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou-Charentes, after the historical regions of Poitou and Charente.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpwɑːtuː ʃaˈɹɒnt/, /ˌpwʌtuː ʃaˈɹɒnt/, enPR: pwä'to͞o shă-rŏntʹ, pwŭt'o͞o shă-rŏntʹ
• (US) IPA^(key): /pwɑˌtu ʃɑˈɹɑnt/, enPR: pwä-to͞o' shä-räntʹ
• Rhymes: -ɒnt
• Hyphenation: Poi‧tou-Cha‧rentes

Poitou-Charentes

2. A former administrative region of France; since 2016 part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Capital: Poitiers.

Compound of Poitou +‎ Charentes (pluralized form of Charente), the names of two historical regions.

• IPA^(key): /pwa.tu.ʃa.ʁɑ̃t/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃t

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1. Poitou-Charentes (a former administrative region of France; since 2016 part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine)

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