Meanings
nounLorrainian (plural Lorrainians)
plural Lorrainians
- A native or inhabitant of Lorraine (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).
Synonyms: Lorrainer, Lothringian
adjectiveLorrainian (comparative more Lorrainian, superlative most Lorrainian)
comparative more Lorrainian · superlative most Lorrainian
proper noun
- The Rhine Franconian (and hence West Central German, Central German, High German) dialect spoken in Lorraine; Lorraine Franconian.
Only Lorrainian and Low Hessian, of all the Rhine Franconian area, remained unaffected by diphthongization.
1983, Anneliese Sartori Stein, Contrastive grammar and exercises English-German, page 48
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA native or inhabitant of Lorraine (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).
Similar
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LothringianLorraine Franconian
Also see
Origin
Translations
German Lothringer, lothringisch
- LothringerTranslations
- lothringischTranslations
- LothringischRhine Franconian dialect
Polish Lotaryńczyk, Lotarynka
- LotaryńczykTranslations
- LotarynkaTranslations
- lotaryńskiTranslations
- dialekt lotaryńskiRhine Franconian dialect
Cite this entry
APA
Lorrainian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorrainian
MLA
“Lorrainian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorrainian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lorrainian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorrainian.
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