n.
Pronunciation: l ə - ' r ā n, lo ̇ -
Variant: or G Lo · thring · en \ ' l ō -tri ŋ - ə n \
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 \ ˌ l ō -th ə - ' rin-j( ē -) ə \ including also territory to N (Lower Lorraine) bet. the Rhine & the Schelde ― see ALSACE-LORRAINE