Palatinate

[ puh-lat-n-eyt, -it ]

/ pəˈlæt nˌeɪt, -ɪt /

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noun

the Palatinate, either of two historic regions of Germany that constituted an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire: one (Lower Palatinate, or Rhine Palatinate ) is now part of Rhineland-Palatinate and the other (Upper Palatinate ) is now part of Bavaria.

a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.

palatinate, the territory under the jurisdiction of a palatine.

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Origin of Palatinate

First recorded in 1570–80; palatine¹ + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Palatinate

pa·lat·i·nal, adjective

Words nearby Palatinate

palatal, palatalize, palatalized, palate, palatial, Palatinate, palatine, palatium, Palatka, palato-, palato-alveolar

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How to use Palatinate in a sentence

Having by clever diplomacy placed garrisons in several places in Alsace and the Palatinate, France takes part in the war.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
From 1330 to 1622, when it was conquered by Austria, the town formed part of the Palatinate of the Rhine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
All Baden rose and declared itself a republic, forming an alliance with the revolted Palatinate.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
No country in Germany had experienced so many revolutions in religion in so short a time as the Palatinate.
The Thirty Years War, Complete|Friedrich Schiller

More important still was the assistance which the Palatinate received from Transylvania and Hungary.
The Thirty Years War, Complete|Friedrich Schiller

British Dictionary definitions for Palatinate (1 of 2)

palatinate

/ (pəˈlætɪnɪt) /

noun

a territory ruled by a palatine prince or noble or count palatine

British Dictionary definitions for Palatinate (2 of 2)

Palatinate

/ (pəˈlætɪnɪt) /

noun

the Palatinate 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 HesseGerman name: Pfalz

a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate

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