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a) A région of France in the northeast of the country.b) from the French place name, associated with Laura by folk etymology.
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Lorraine — • By the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the empire of Charlemagne was divided in three parts: Ludwig the German received Eastern Franconia; Charles the Bald, Western Franconia; and Lothair I, the strip of land lying between the two and reaching from… … Catholic encyclopedia
LORRAINE — La région Lorraine tire son nom de l’ancien État de Lotharingie. Elle se compose de quatre départements: Meurthe et Moselle, Meuse, Moselle et Vosges, couvrant 23 540 km2 (densité: 98 hab./km2 en 1982). La Lorraine est une des plus importantes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lorraine — may refer to:;toponymy * Lorraine (region), one of the 26 régions of France * Lotharingia or Lorraine, a short lived kingdom in western Europe ** Lower Lorraine ** Upper Lorraine (Duchy of Lorraine), an independent duchy from around 910 to its… … Wikipedia
Lorraine — ist ein Name, siehe Lorraine (Name) geographisch: eine Region (Verwaltungseinheit) Frankreichs, siehe Lothringen Lorraine (Bern), Stadtteils der Stadt Bern AS Nancy Lorraine Flughafen Lorraine TGV, TGV Bahnhof Lorraine Motel, Ort des Attentates… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lorraine 12 Eb — Logo de Lorraine Dietrich Constructeur Lorraine Dietrich Premier vol 1922 Utilisation Potez 25 Levasseur PL.4 Levasseur PL.8 (L Oiseau blanc … Wikipédia en Français
LORRAINE — (Heb. לוֹתִיר), region in E. France, formerly Lotharingia. Although the region of Mainz Speyer did not form part of Lotharingia, the Hebrew sources use Gedolei Lotar to denote not only gershom b. judah , who was born either in Metz or Mainz, but… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Lorraine — f English and Scottish: transferred use of the surname, denoting a migrant from the province of Lorraine in eastern France. This derives its name from Latin Lotharingia ‘territory of the people of Lothar’ (see LOTHAR (SEE Lothar)). Lorraine began … First names dictionary
Lorraine — Lorraine, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 136 Housing Units (2000): 66 Land area (2000): 0.236591 sq. miles (0.612769 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.236591 sq. miles (0.612769 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Lorraine, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 136 Housing Units (2000): 66 Land area (2000): 0.236591 sq. miles (0.612769 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.236591 sq. miles (0.612769 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Lorraine — Lorraine1 [lô rān′] n. [Fr] a feminine name Lorraine2 [lō̂ ren′] 1. historical region of NE France: see ALSACE LORRAINE 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,… … English World dictionary
Lorraine — (Сарр,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 11010 Сарр, Италия Описание … Каталог отелей
