Palatinate

== English == === Etymology === A shortened form of various counties palatinate; see palatinate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəˈlætɪnɪt/, /pəˈlætɪneɪt/ === Proper noun === the Palatinate (historical) Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly: The County Palatinate of the Rhine or Electoral Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire. (geography) The area of the former German County Palatinate as a region of modern Germany. ==== Synonyms ==== (German state): See County Palatinate of the Rhine (German region): Rhenish Palatinate ==== Derived terms ==== (electoral Palatinate): Rhineland-Palatinate, Upper Palatinate, Lower Palatinate, Palatinate Forest (Palatinate of Durham): palatinate purple ==== Translations ====