Lorraine

(lô rān)

noun

a feminine name

Origin: Fr

  1. historical region of NE France
  2. metropolitan region of modern France in the same general area: 9,092 sq mi (23,548 sq km); pop. 2,306,000; chief city, Nancy

See Lorraine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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).

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