transcription, транскрипция: [ lə-ˈrān, lȯ- ]
geographical name
or German Lo·thring·en ˈlō-triŋ-ən
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