Home › Words › L › lorrainianlorrainianlorrainian means of, from or relating to Lorraine (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).EtymologyFrom Lorraine + -ian.adjOf, from or relating to Lorraine (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).nameThe Rhine Franconian (and hence West Central German, Central German, High German) dialect spoken in Lorraine; Lorraine Franconian.e.g.“Only Lorrainian and Low Hessian, of all the Rhine Franconian area, remained unaffected by diphthongization.” — 1983, Anneliese Sartori Stein, Contrastive grammar and exercises English-German, page 48:The French dialect spoken in Lorraine.nounA native or inhabitant of Lorraine (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.lorrainer 95% match — A native or inhabitant of Lorraine (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France). vs lorrainian →lothringian 70% match — Of or pertaining to Lothringia (Lorraine), especially when it is considered a German rather than a French area. vs lorrainian →lotharingian 61% match — Of or relating to Lotharingia. vs lorrainian →lyonnais 60% match — Of or relating to Lyon or its inhabitants. vs lorrainian →saarlander 60% match — A native or inhabitant of Saarland, Germany. vs lorrainian →lycian 58% match — A native or inhabitant of ancient Lycia. vs lorrainian →limburger 57% match — A native or inhabitant of Limburg. vs lorrainian →louisianian 57% match — From, or pertaining to, the state of Louisiana in the United States of America. vs lorrainian →