Elsaß-Lothringen

German

Alternative forms

• Elsass-Lothringen

Proper noun

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

1. 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).