Lotharingia
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Lotharingia
- /ˌləʊ.θəˈɹɪn.dʒɪ.ə/ UK
- /ˌloʊ.θəˈɹɪn.dʒi.ə/ US
- /ˌloʊ.θəɹˈɪn.dʒi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɪndʒiə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Lotharingia, from Lōtharingus (“a member of the dynasty or of the people of King Lothair II; a Lotharing, a Lotharian”) + Latin -ia (suffix forming country names). Doublet of Lorraine.
Lothair II inherited this land from his father Lothair I upon the partition of Middle Francia. More at Chlothar.
proper noun
- A historical region, early medieval kingdom and former duchy in Western Europe; a successor kingdom of the Carolingian empire, now politically split between Lorraine in France, western Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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| Español | Lotaringia |
|---|---|
| Português | Lotaríngia |
| Français | Lotharingie |
| Italiano | Lotaringia |
| Ελληνικά | Λοθαριγγία Lotharingía |
| Русский | Лотарингия Lotaringija |
| العربية | لُوثَارِينْجِيَا lūṯārīnjiyā |
Talk about this word "Lotharingia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lotharingia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Lotharingia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lotharingia "Lotharingia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lotharingia.Cite this
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title = {Lotharingia},
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