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单词 Lotharingian
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Lotharingian

/ˌləʊθəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪən/ /ˌləʊθəˈrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)n/
(also Lotaringian) Chiefly historical
noun
A native or inhabitant of Lotharingia or Lorraine.
  • Lotharingia was a medieval kingdom, later a duchy, in north-western Europe.In 843, Charlemagne's Empire was divided into three parts, of which the central one (a strip stretching from the coast of the Low Countries to northern Italy) was given as a kingdom to the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair I (795–855). Upon Lothair's abdication in 855, this territory was further divided between his sons, with Lothair II (835–869) inheriting the northern part, which later became known as Lotharingia. It became a duchy in the early 10th cent., and after a further division, its southern part continued as the duchy of Lorraine, now an administrative region in north-eastern France..
adjective
Of or relating to Lotharingia or Lorraine, or their inhabitants.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Topsell (d. 1625), Church of England clergyman and author. From Lotharingia, the name of a medieval kingdom + -an.

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