Name Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Type Political Subdivision & Region
Usage French
Pronounced Pron. nuvɛl akitɛn
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Meaning & History
Meaning "New Aquitaine".Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest region of France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. It was created from the three former regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes, and was provisionally known as Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes.