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)