Elsaß-Lothringen

German

Alternative forms

Elsass-Lothringen

Proper noun

Elsaß-Lothringen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Elsaß-Lothringens)

Alsace-Lorraine (a historical state in Germany (1871-1918); modern Grand Est)

Usage notes

The spelling Elsaß-Lothringen was deprecated in 1996 in the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform).

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