Elsaß-Lothringen

== German == === Alternative forms === Elsass-Lothringen === Proper noun === Elsaß-Lothringen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Elsaß-Lothringens) 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).