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Palatinate
[ puh-lat-n-eyt, -it ]
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.
Palatinate
1/ pəˈlætɪnɪt /
noun
- the Palatinateeither 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 namePfalz
- a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate
palatinate
2/ pəˈlætɪnɪt /
noun
- a territory ruled by a palatine prince or noble or count palatine
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Other Words From
- pa·lati·nal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Palatinate1
First recorded in 1570–80; palatine 1 + -ate 1
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Example Sentences
Having by clever diplomacy placed garrisons in several places in Alsace and the Palatinate, France takes part in the war.
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From 1330 to 1622, when it was conquered by Austria, the town formed part of the Palatinate of the Rhine.
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All Baden rose and declared itself a republic, forming an alliance with the revolted Palatinate.
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No country in Germany had experienced so many revolutions in religion in so short a time as the Palatinate.
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More important still was the assistance which the Palatinate received from Transylvania and Hungary.
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