Palatinate en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /pəˈlætɪneɪt/
- /pəˈlætɪnɪt/
Etymology
A shortened form of various counties palatinate; see palatinate.
Meanings
- (historical) Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly
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(historical) Any of various historical counties palatinate ▸ The County Palatinate of the Rhine or Electoral Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire.
Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...
1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2:
- The area of the former German County Palatinate as a region of modern Germany.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Palatinate | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Rhineland-Palatinate (electoral Palatinate) · Palatinate Forest (electoral Palatinate) · Lower Palatinate (electoral Palatinate) · Upper Palatinate (electoral Palatinate) · palatinate purple
Synonyms
Rhenish Palatinate · County Palatinate of the Rhine
Translations (13)
hi पलैटिनेट (Palatinate) · fi Pfalz (Palatinate) · yi פֿאַלץ (Palatinate) · bar Pfoiz (Palatinate) · bar Pfäjza (Palatinate) · cmn 普法爾茨 /普法尔茨 (Palatinate) · gmw-rfr Palz (Palatinate) · cs Falc (Palatinate) · pl Palatynat (Palatinate) · de Rheinpfalz (Palatinate) · fr Palatinat (Palatinate) · nl Palts (Palatinate) · de Pfalz (Palatinate)