Lor·raine (l -r n , lô-, lô-r n) A historical region and former province of northeast France. Originally part of a kingdom belonging to Lothair I, the region passed to France in 1766 but was ceded with Alsace to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War (1871). The area was returned to France by the Treaty of Versailles (1919). |
Lorraine [lɒˈreɪn (French) lɔrɛn]
n
1. (Placename) a region and former province of E France; ceded to Germany in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian war and regained by France in 1919; rich iron-ore deposits German name Lothringen
2. (Placename) Kingdom of. an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy
3. (Placename) a former duchy in E France, once the S half of this kingdom
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| Noun | 1. |  Lorraine - an eastern French region rich in iron-ore depositsFrance, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
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