Lotharingia

Lo·tha·rin·gi·a
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UK/ˌləʊ.θəˈɹɪn.dʒɪ.ə/US/ˌloʊ.θəˈɹɪn.dʒi.ə/US/ˌloʊ.θəɹˈɪn.dʒi.ə/

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.

OriginMedieval Latin Lotharingia ← Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdhari ← Proto-Germanic *Hlūdaharjaz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlutós
  4. Proto-Germanic*hlūdaz
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ker-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kóryos
  7. Proto-Germanic*harjaz
  8. Proto-Germanic*Hlūdaharjaz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*Hlūdhari
  10. Medieval LatinLōtharingus
  11. Medieval LatinLotharingia
  12. EnglishLotharingia

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.

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Translations

Arabic لُوثَارِينْجِيَا
  • لُوثَارِينْجِيَا (lūṯārīnjiyā)Translations
Bulgarian Лотарингия
  • Лотарингия (Lotaringija)Translations
Catalan Lotaríngia
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French Lotharingie
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Greek Λοθαριγγία
  • Λοθαριγγία (Lotharingía)Translations
Italian Lotaringia
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Latin Lotharingia
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Polish Lotaryngia
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Portuguese Lotaríngia
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Russian Лотарингия
  • Лотарингия (Lotaringija)Translations
Spanish Lotaringia
  • LotaringiaTranslations
Ukrainian Лотарингія
  • Лотарингія (Lotarynhija)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lotharingia

Thuringia
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Cite this entry
APA

Lotharingia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lotharingia

MLA

“Lotharingia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lotharingia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lotharingia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lotharingia.

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