Main Entry: Lor·raine

Pronunciation: \lə-ˈrān, lȯ-\

Variant(s): or G Lo·thring·en \ˈlō-triŋ-ən\

Function: geographical name

region & former duchy NE France around the upper Moselle & the Meuse; remnant (Upper Lorraine) of medieval kingdom of Lo·tha·rin·gia \ˌlō-thə-ˈrin-j(ē-)ə\ including also territory to N (Lower Lorraine) between the Rhine & the Schelde — see alsace-lorraine