Lorrainian

English

Etymology

Lorraine +‎ -ian

Noun

Lorrainian (plural Lorrainians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Lorraine.

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Proper noun

Lorrainian

  1. The German dialect spoken in Lorraine; Lorraine Franconian.
    • 1983, Anneliese Sartori Stein, Contrastive grammar and exercises English-German, page 48:
      Only Lorrainian and Low Hessian, of all the Rhine Franconian area, remained unaffected by diphthongization.
  2. The French dialect spoken in Lorraine.

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