either of two territories in SW Germany, once ruled by the counts palatine. Upper Palatinate is now in Bavaria; Lower or Rhine Palatinate is now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse
German name: Pfalz
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Examples of 'the Palatinate' in a sentence
the Palatinate
`He was an intelligent youngster with a half-finished degree in philosophy, and he came from a good family in the Palatinate.
Hilton, John Buxton MOONDROP TO MURDER
They had crossed France, driven into Germany via Belfort and wandered eastward through the Palatinate in high good humour.
Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR
They had switched from coffee to a bottle of wine from the Palatinate and Wrench was drinking fast.