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Poitiers
PWAH-tih-ay
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A city in west-central France, historically significant and the site of several famous battles.
"The Battle of Poitiers took place in 732 and again in 1356."
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Etymology
From French Poitiers, ultimately named after the Pictones, a Gaulish tribe who inhabited the region.