poitiers

English Thesaurus

1. the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	pitched battle,
definition	:	a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place (noun.act)

domain region	:	france, french republic,
definition	:	a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location)