County Palatinate of the Rhine

English

Etymology

A translation of the German name Pfalzgrafschaft bei Rhein. For more, see county, palatinate and Rhine.

Proper noun

County Palatinate of the Rhine

(geography, historical) A German state of the Holy Roman Empire.

Synonyms

Palatinate
Palatinate of the Rhine, Rhenish Palatinate
(After 1356): Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate

Translations

former German state

German: Pfalzgrafschaft bei Rhein

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