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Lorraine

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lorraine , Ger. Lothringen, region and former province, NE France, bordering in the N on Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany, in the E on Alsace, in the S on Franche-Comté, and in the W on Champagne. It is now divided into four departments—Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, and Vosges. In Moselle dept., of which Metz is the capital, German is widely spoken along with French. The rest of Lorraine is French-speaking. Nancy is its economic and intellectual center. Economy Except for the Vosges Mts. in the southeast and the ridges paralleling the Moselle and Meuse rivers,... Read more
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine, disputed German-speaking provinces...Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin) and northern Lorraine (mainly the department of Moselle), were...Statthalter ) in Strasbourg. The coking coal of Lorraine was welcome to the steelworks of Krupp... Read more
Albright, Ivan Le Lorraine
Albright, Ivan Le Lorraine (1897–1983). American painter (and occasional sculptor), born in Chicago, the son of Adam Emory Albright (1862–1957... Read more

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