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Saintonge

/sɛ̃.tɔ̃ʒ/

proper noun/sɛ̃.tɔ̃ʒ/

Saintonge (a former province of France, whose capital was Saintes; now part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine); a habitational surname, Saintonge

From Middle French Xaintonge, from Old French Xainctonge, from Latin Santones, from Ancient Greek Σάντονες, Σάντονοι, Σάντωνες (Sántones, Sántonoi, Sántōnes), a Celtic tribe that lived in the region of Xainctonge and the settlement of Xainctes (now Saintes, France).