Associations to the word «Racine»

Dictionary definition

RACINE, noun. French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699).
RACINE, noun. A city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee.

Wise words

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