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palatinate
noun pa·lat·i·nate \pə-ˈla-tə-nət\
Definition of PALATINATE
: the territory of a palatine
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First Known Use of PALATINATE
circa 1580
Palatinate
geographical name Pa·lat·i·nate \pə-ˈla-tə-nət\
Definition of PALATINATE
either of two districts SW Germany once ruled by counts palatine of the Holy Roman Empire: Rhenish Palatinate (on the Rhine E of Saarland) & Upper Palatinate (on the Danube around Regensburg) — see rhineland-palatinate
Variants of PALATINATE
Pa·lat·i·nate or G Pfalz \ˈ(p)fälts\
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