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Aqui·taine (ak′wə tān′)

  1. historical region of SW France: orig., a division of Gaul; later, a duchy under the French crown, passed to English control when Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II; returned to France after Hundred Years' War
  2. metropolitan region of modern France of much smaller size: 15,949 sq mi (41,308 sq km); pop. 2,796,000; chief city, Bordeaux
    Latin name Aquitania Aq′·ui·ta′·nia (-tā′nē ə)

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  1. ‹ Aquinas
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  6. ‹ aquifer
  7. ‹ aquiculture
  8. ‹ aquicultural
  9. ‹ aqueous humor
  10. ‹ aqueous
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