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Lorraine1 definition

Lor·raine (lô rān′)

noun

a feminine name

Etymology: Fr

Lorraine2 definition

Lor·raine (lō̂ ren′)

  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
Lorraine Idioms

Cross of Lorraine

a Latin cross with a second, longer horizontal bar intersecting the lower end of the vertical bar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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