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English
Etymology
From Latin Palātīnus, from Palātium.
Proper noun
Palatine
- One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement.
- A placename.
- A village in Cook County, Illinois.
- A hamlet in County Carlow, Ireland.
- A town in Montgomery County, New York.
- The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in the Palatinate.
Translations
Adjective
Palatine (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people.
2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe's History, Penguin, page 122:Internally, the Palatine government remained dominated by Calvinists who bullied the largely Lutheran population, persecuted Jews and refused dialogue with Catholics.
Translations
Noun
Palatine (plural Palatines)
- (rare, obsolete) A native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Latin
Adjective
Palātīne
- vocative masculine singular of Palātīnus